Situated on the flat summit of a large butte of volcanic tuff, Orvieto is a town of dramatic beauty and exceptional historical interest. Orvieto was a major centre of Etruscan civilization in the ninth century BC and was annexed by Rome in the third century BC before being held by Lombards after the collapse of …
Spoleto is a place of key importance for anyone interested to get to know better Umbria and its culture, tradition and history. Spoleto is also an incredibly vibrant cultural centre: the town hosts the internationally renowned Festival dei Due Mondi and a wide range of other cultural and artistic events. Spoleto was first an important …
Named the most beautiful park in Italy in 2011, Villa Lante is one of the most famous gardens in Italy and one of the icons of the architecture of the Renaissaince. Only four kilometres away from Viterbo, Villa Lante offers a fantastic spectacle of twenty two hectares of luxuriant gardens and an astonishing fountains system. …
The “Terme dei Papi” in Viterbo, known and utilized since the Etruscan times for their extraordinary therapeutic properties, were particularly valorized by the Romans. The remains of the roman thermal baths, expand for 11 km (7 miles) along the Cassia road, in the suburbs of Viterbo, reaching a peculiar importance near the three main thermal …
Civita di Bagnoregio is one and only in the world. It has a fairly tale landscape high on top of a rock that comes out of the valley that is part of the Calanchi hills. Abbandoned and forgotten until not long ago, it is today part of the Unesco World Heritage and visited by tourists …
The remains of the ancient Roman town, crossed by the Flaminia road and lapped by a bend of the Tiber, are located in a natural landscape of significant beauty, perfect synthesis of archaeology and nature that remained unchanged throughout centuries. The main monuments of the ancient Roman inhabited area are currently clearly visible in the …
In this rich and active old center, designed during the Augustan ages, the remnants of the main public, civil and religious monuments are still visible.The latter is positioned along the Via Flaminia, which entered into the town through the monumental Arch of San Damiano.The Via Flaminia urban stretch constituted the “Cardo Maximus”—main axis, from north …
The Marmore Waterfall is unique because his jump of 165 meters is the highest in Europe. It is unique because a real river, the Velino, pounces on another great river, the Nera. Most of the opening of the waterfall is an event and its expectation is the opportunity to immerse themselves in a park equipped. …
In 299 BC, the ancient Umbrian town of Nequinum became a Roman Municipality and took the name Narnia. Narni used to be an important strategic point as the town was well connected to Rome by the Via Flaminia. Narni still preserves a striking, authentic medieval appearance: one of Narni’s landmarks is the Rocca di Albornoz (Albornoz Fortress) …
The bike and foot path from the Augusto Bridge near Narni stretches along the river Nera and winds its way for about 5 kilometres along the old railway reaching the town of Stifone. There are many streams along the way with clear water that reflect a beautiful turquoise colour. This path is suitable for everyone …
