Orte, an ancient city of Etruscan origin (6th century) B.C.) stands majestically on a tuff hill, the medieval village preserves the signs of its millennial history
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Caprarola and Palazzo Farnese
Caprarola is located on the southern slope of the Cimini Mountains to the east of Lake Vico, perched on a tuff cliff, it is placed between the consular streets, now state roads,
Cassia and Flaminia. Palazzo Farnese (or Villa Farnese) is located in Caprarola in the province of Viterbo in Lazio. It was built for the Farnese family and is one of the best examples of a Mannerist residence.
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Vitorchiano
Vitorchiano is located at the foot of the Cimini mountains, stretching towards the verdant Vezza valley. The ancient village, known for its activities related to the extraction and processing of volcanic tuff, is placed on a bank, fractured into huge boulders, of this stone, with
steep slopes overhanging two ditches that converge to form the Acqua Fredda stream, a tributary of the Vezza.
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Bomarzo
The Park of the Monsters, also called Sacred Forest or Villa of the Wonders of
Bomarzo, in the province of Viterbo, is an Italian monumental complex. It is a natural park adorned with numerous basalt sculptures dating back to the sixteenth century and depicting mythological animals, deities and monsters.
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Montefiascone
Located on the south-eastern side of the Volsini Mountains range, Montefiascone is, throughout the province of Viterbo, the municipality with the highest altitude, exceeding 600 m
a.s.l. in the area of the "Belvedere" and the dominant Rocca dei Papi (633 m a.s.l.) from which you can enjoy a wide view of Lake Bolsena and the plain of Viterbo. On clear days you can see most of the central Apennines and the Tyrrhenian Sea.
