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Don’t miss the wine Est! Est!! Est!!!, white wine typical medieval structure.
Tuscia: a land of wine, D.O.P. The legend says that in the 1111 year the In the afternoon we will come back to Viterbo.
hazelnuts, olive trees… bishop Johannes Defuk, right after Enrico V of We will pass its suggestive quart Saint Pellegrino,
arriving then to the Colle del Duomo , where is
Germany (who had reached Rome with his army
and thermals to receive from the pope Pasquale II the crown of the Cathedral of Saint Lorenzo and the Palace of
the Popes, today a bishop’s residence.
an Imperator of the Sacred Roman Empire), was
5 days a good connoisseur of wines. During his way, he
was in the research of new tastes to try, in that Curiosity: The name Viterbo comes from the
1st Day: arrival at Viterbo way he could send his copier Martino in an ear- Latin Vetus Urbs, the old city in English. The city
At predicted time, we arrive in the splendid me- ly research. Once when there was found a good stands on four tufaceous hills, where in Etruscan
dieval city Viterbo. wine, the servant should write on the gate of the era were rising the villages Fanum, Arbanum, Vet-
local “Est”, an abbreviation of “Est bonum”. If the ulonia and Longula, that today are a part of the
wine was particulary good, the acronym was re- city coat of arms, under the abbreviation FAVL to-
inforced with “Est Est”. arrived in Montefiasone, gether with the lion, the symbol of the city.
Martino found a remarkably good wine, so good The most important date for every person of Vit-
to define it “Est! Est!! Est!!!”. it seems that Defuk, erbo is the 3rd of September, during which night
when arrived in the land, decided to stay there happens the transport of the Car of Santa Rosa.
for three days before going to Rome, to taste this That’s in fact a triumphal canopy illuminated by
wine, so he can make a “indigestion”. Still today, candles and led, on which point is Saint Rosa, the Business Proposals in Rome & Lazio
on his headstone inside the Pieve of Saint Flavia- protector of the city, that sweats out between
no, there is the Latin epigraph that reminds: “For the roofs; it is 30 m high, and weights 51 quin-
the too much EST! here lies dead my master Jo- tals, hand out on the shoulders of a 100 men,
hannes Defuk”. called the Porters of Saint Rosa. The Car passes
The lake Bolsena is the biggest lake formed by a the center of Viterbo, for a course of around 1.2
volcano crater. It has two islands, the isle Mar- km, for finish the race (the last most difficult part
tana and the Isle Bisentina; this last one holds in ascent) in front of the Sanctuary of the Saint.
small jewels of the Renaissance architecture. From the 2013, is a part of the real estates of UN-
ESCO.
3rd Day: Viterbo - Marta - Capodimonte - Viter- 5th Day: Viterbo - Caprarola - Viterbo (46 km)
bo (50 km) We will reach Caprarola, a village of the Mounts
Departure to Marta, a small village of Etruscan Cimini. It is dominated by the beautiful Palace
origins, overlooking the lake Bolsena. We will Farnese, which intern is a collection of magical
take a walk on its shore and in the historic center, paintings and architectonical masterpieces. We
where is the Tower of the Clock. will be guests to one of the production compa-
Then we will direct to Capodimonte. The village nies of hazelnuts in the zone.
is famous for the Farnese Fortress, on octagonal In the afternoon we will relax in the thermals. Vit-
plan, that dominates the promontory on the lake. erbo is a volcanic zone and exactly here are some
Caprarola It is a part of the communal territory the Isle Bis- free thermal pools (managed by municipalities or
entina too, which is possible to reach by a service by private entities for the everyday maintenance)
of speedboat. or thermal centers, where you can take advan-
2nd Day: Viterbo - Castiglione in Teverina - Mon- Return to Viterbo. tage of the benefits of the sulphurous waters,
tefiascone - Viterbo (85 km) noticed already in the roman period.
We leave Viterbo to direct towards Castiglione Curiosity: In Marta you can taste its wine, the
in Teverina. We will visit the village, perched Cannaiola. In august, in fact, it is organized a Curiosity:
on a rocky outcrop that dominates Valley of Te- party in its honor. There are two theories on the Did you know that the hazelnuts from the
vere, and the Museum of Wine and Agricultural origin of its name: there are those who think it is Mounts Cimini were used for the production of
Sciences, inside the ex cellars Vaselli. reffered to dies caniculares , or the hottest days the spreadable cream most loved and imitated in
The day will proceed with the visit of Montefias- where the grapes have the color black-violet, and the world? Well, yes, the roman hazelnut, typical
cone, famous for the excellent wines, white and those who think that comes from canna, because of Viterbo and of the Mounts Sabatini (between
red. We will take a walk in its historic center, until in the past the vines were supported in canes, in the provinces of Viterbo and Rome), it is used for
we arrive in the Fortress of the Popes, to admire one lacustrine territory. the production of the mythical Nutella.
from the belvedere the landscape of the lake Why don’t stop to taste a good dish of lake fish in The Farnese Palace is a late-Renaissance archi-
Bolsena with its two islands. the restaurant The Pirate? It is right on the shore tectonic jewel and not only. Here have worked
Return to the hotel. of the lake Bolsena and from there you can enjoy the best architectures and artists from the 1500s,
a wonderful view, munching on a little fried frit- from Antonio of Sangallo to the Zuccari brothers.
Curiosity: The village Castiglione in Teverina is a ter or enjoying the baked whitefish. Don’t miss also the Mappamondo Hall, you will
part of the National Association “City of wine”. be fascinated by the perfect reproduction of the 41
The MUVIS “Museum of Wine and Agricultural 4th Day: Viterbo - Vetralla - Blera - Viterbo (52 continents (but attention: the Oceania is miss-
Science”is the biggest European museum in its km) ing, it wasn’t still discovered in the period of the
genre, with 2000 square meters of exhibition This morning we will go to discover the D.o.c. of painting).
spaces. The museum was realized inside the pro- Tuscia. The first break we will make in Vetralla, Before leaving Tuscia, in one of the restaurants
ductive complex of the Conti Vaselli, one cellar medieval village perched on a tufaceous spur. of the historic center of Viterbo, ask for a cooked
distributed on 5 floors. Going down to 4th floor, This small town really deserves to be visited: its water. It is a poor dish of the peasant tradition,
inside of the Cathedral, you will be amazed of the tight streets; the tower on the Square of Fortress, based on the following ingredients: stale bread,
gigantic three-meter diameter barrels. a testimony if the antique Fortress of the Knights field chicory, mint, and finally an extra virgin olive
In Montefiascone is worth to make a small break of Vico; the “grottoni”, or the cellars perched in oil, which is added raw. In the richest version is
in one wine cellar to taste its famous wines, pro- the tuff, where were and are kept food products. added a local sausage or an egg, cooked inside
duced by cultivated vines along the shores of the From here then we will go to Blera, an antique the soup.
Bolsena Lake. village of Etruscan origins, which also keeps its
Eno-Gastronomia, il meglio della regione Wines & Gastronomy, the best of region