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| VITORCHIANO |
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Vitorchiano is a comune (municipality)
in the Province of Viterbo in the Italian region Latium,
located about 70 km northwest of Rome and about 7 km northeast
of Viterbo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of
3,690 and an area of 29.8 km².[1]
Vitorchiano borders the following municipalities: Bomarzo,
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| BAGNAIA VILLA LANTE |
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| It's one of the most important
achievements in Italy in the sixteenth century. The whole
Villa covers a surface of about 22 hectares. To be
particularly remembered the Mori of Giambologna Fountain, the
two houses (Gambara and Montalto) and a spectacular complex of
fountains and water effects. |
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| VITERBO |
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| It's the capital of the province
and is in the middle of northern Lazio. Today it's still
surrounded by powerful peperino walls more than 10 metres high
with still intact medieval doors. The historical centre
preserved the medieval look particularly in the San Pellegrino
area with 13th century palaces and towers. The most important
monument in Viterbo is definitely the Papal Palace on “Colle
del Duomo”, in gothic architecture, with double lancet
windows, merlons and climbing arches. It's adorned by a
wonderful loggia supported by a vault, while the square is
completed by the cathedral with Renaissance façade and by its
beautiful 14th century bell tower. In Viterbo the several
Fountains that decorate the streets and the small squares are
also famous. |
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| VITERBO THERMAL BATHS |
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| The spring water Bullicame, with
its 58 C temperature has always been the most famous one for
its therapeutic qualities. It's constituted of various sources,
the majority of them sulphureous-sulphate-bicarbonate-alkaline.
The wonderful thermal water swimming-pool is fed by the
Bullicame spring and has a surface of 2.000 square metres. |
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| CIVITA DI BAGNOREGIO |
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Civita di Bagnoregio is an
example of unique beauty of its kind. Linked to the world only
by a long and narrow bridge, the “City which dies”, long
called like that due to the slow sliding of the tuff walls,
contains a quiff of medieval houses and a population of very
few families.
Situated gently on a summit, the village imperiously dominates
the huge valley below, thus offering a lovely and
unforgettable scenery to the tourist. |
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| BOMARZO MONSTERS’ PARK |
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| It's in the Viterbo province and
it's a monumental complex situated on the slopes of a real
natural amphitheatre. In the 16th century Vicino Orsini built
some monuments that portray monstrous and mythological
animals. The architects were Pirro Ligorio, Jacopo Barozzi da
Vignola and other successors. He called the park “Sacro Bosco
(the Holy Wood)” and dedicated it to his wife, Giulia Farnese
(not the Pope's Alessandro VI concubine). There are also
particulars architectures, like the enigmatic statues that
maybe represent the stops of an itinerary of alchemic matrix,
and the inclined tower. |
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| BOLSENA LAKE |
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Lake Bolsena (Italian: Lago di
Bolsena) is a crater lake of central Italy, of volcanic
origin, which was formed 370,000 years ago following the
collapse of a caldera of the Vulsini volcanic complex [1].
Roman historic records indicate activity of the Vulsini
volcano occurred as recently as 104 BC, since when it has been
dormant. The two islands in the southern part of the lake have
been formed by underwater eruptions following the initial
collapse of the caldera.
The lake has an oval shape typical of crater lakes. Its total
surface is 113.5 km²; the altitude of its surface is 305 m; it
is 151 m deep at its lowest point and 81 m deep on average.
The lake lies within the northern part of the province of
Viterbo that is called Alto Lazio ("Upper Latium") or Tuscia.
It is bordered mostly by the Roman consular road Via Cassia.
Lake Bolsena has numerous tourist establishments, particularly
for nature tourism, largely in the areas of camping,
agrotourism and bed and breakfasts.
The Romans called it Lacus Volsinii, adapting the Etruscan
name, Velzna, of the last Etruscan city to hold out against
Rome, which was so thoroughly eradicated after 264 BC, and its
inhabitants translocated, that its site has not been securely
identified.
One third of the lake was donated to the Church by the noble
family Alberici of Orvieto. In recognition of the generous
donation the Alberici family was honored with a three times a
year observance performed by the Bishop of Orvieto. |
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| DI VICO LAKE |
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Lake Vico (Italian Lago di Vico)
is a volcanic lake in northern Lazio region, central Italy. It
is the highest among major Italian lakes, with its altitude of
510 m. Administratively, it is part of the municipalities of
Caprarola and Ronciglione.
The Lake is surrounded by the Cimini Hills, in particular by
the Fogliano (965 m) and Venere (851 m) Mounts. It is part of
the Natural Reserve of Lake Vico.
According to the legend, the lake awas created by Hercules,
who had defied the local inhabitants to pick up his club. When
he did it by himself, a stream sprung and formed the lake. The
Lake is in fact a relic of the past volcanic activity of
Lazio, originating some 100,000 years ago when an extinguished
crater was filled by waters. Before the construction of a
tunnel by the hand of Etruscans, the lake had probably a
double surface than today, the Monte Venere contistuting an
island within it.
The Lake has one emissary, the Rio Vicano.
It is famous for its extensive beech forest which is one of
the most southerly in Europe. The elevation plus the
surrounding walls of the crater apparently supply cool enough
conditions for the continued survival of beeches here. A large
part of the northern side of the crater is a natural preserve
to protect this forest. |
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