LAKE BOLSENA
Lake Bolsena, nature, history and typical dishes If you want to spend a holiday at Lake Bolsena and are looking...
MONTEFIASCONE
Information about the territory of Montefiascone Montefiascone is the largest country in area. The town's name...
BOLSENA
Info about the territory of Bolsena Bolsena, also known as the "city of the miracle of the Eucharist”, is...
CAPODIMONTE
Capodimonte: information about the city and the area It is a town in the province of Viterbo, overlooking Lake...
GROTTE DI CASTRO
Grotte di Castro: the city Grotte di Castro is a pretty village that boasts beautiful beaches on Lake Bolsena....
GRADOLI
Gradoli: useful information about the town It is located on the north western shores of Lake Bolsena and its...
MARTA
Marta: info about the city Marta is located on the southeast side of Lake Bolsena, and is about 24 km far from...
CIVITA DI BAGNOREGIO
Information abut the town of Civita di Bagnoregio The beautiful town, which still irradiate all of its charm, is...
VITERBO
Viterbo: city and info about territory The city of Viterbo, capital of the province, was born in the Neolithic...Orvieto: info about the city
Orvieto is a beautiful art city perched on a spur of tufa only 30 km from Montefiascone and then from Lake Bolsena. Testimonials from Etruscan eve lead to consider the etymology of the name in Volsinii Vetere; the town was built near a famous and important Etruscan sanctuary, Fanum Voltumnae, destination for many pilgrims. We have also remains of the Etruscan necropolis. The city was conquered in 264 BC Romans and the population was deported near Lake Bolsena giving rise to Volsinii Novi, the current Bolsena.
The city suffered ups and downs until, in 1354, Cardinal Egidio Albornoz endowed it with a fortress. In 1450, after fierce riots, the territory was fully subject to the papacy, which ruled until the unification of Italy. In the beautiful cathedral of Orvieto are preserved in the vestments of the Miracle of Bolsena.
What to see: the Cathedral of Orvieto, a splendid example of Italian Gothic architecture, the Chapel of San Brizio, painted by a series of paintings on the Last Judgement by Luca Signorelli; the Churches of St. Andrew and St. Dominic, St. Patrick's Well, the Necropolis of the Crocifisso del Tufo and Cannicella, and the various buildings in medieval, Renaissance and modern style that make the city a true masterpiece.
