SOCIAL PROGRAM ONLY FOR ACCOMPANYING PERSONS


Tuesday, 24
In the morning tourists will visit Villa Lante in Bagnaia (4 km from Viterbo), that is one of the most beautiful examples of Renaissance gardens in Italy.
In the evening there will be a tourist tour in Viterbo. Viterbo is known as ‘the city of popes’ because its history is closely related to the Roman Catholic Church history. The best known sight is the “Papal Palace”, a gothic architecture built between 1255 and 1267 for the popes. The most charming part of the town is the “Medieval Quarter of San Pellegrino”, built during the 13th century.

Wednesday, 25
The tour of the day will be the Etruscan Necropolis of Tarquinia (45 km from Viterbo), with pictorial decoration dating between the sixth and the second century b. C.. Among the most remarkable tombs there are the Hunting and Fishing Tomb, the Tomb of the Leopards, the Tomb of the Lotus Flower, the Tomb of the Lionesses, the Tomb of the Maiden (Pulcella), the Fustigation Tomb and the Tomb of the Caronti (both of them are hell divinity).

Thursday, 26
The tour starts from Civita di Bagnoregio (20 km from Viterbo), also known as the “dying town”. This little town is perched on a tuffaceous hill situated in a valley called “Calanchi” valley. The ground is falling around the city because of land-slide.
Later, tourists will visit the sumptuous Palazzo Farnese in Caprarola (17 km from Viterbo), an original stark fortress completely transformed into a late-Renaissance jewel. The Architecht that guided the building works was Jacopo Barozzi, from Emilia, known as “il Vignola”. The Palace consists of splendid apartments covered in frescoes by the best-known artists of time.


Optional Touristic Tours are available depending on the number of accompanying persons interested.