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LA TUSCIA: ETRUSCAN TREASURES AND MEDIEVAL MYSTIQUE

Etruscan walls breathing power, stone monsters of Bomarzo park, villages perched on eroded tuff. Tuscia, mystical.

≈ 8
Days
145
Km
8
Stops
📖 5 min read 🔄 Last updated: 2026-01-17

Cross Viterbo and its Etruscan heritage, then enter Bomarzo's strange universe sculpted in stone. Approach Civita di Bagnoregio isolated on its spur, then follow Montefiascone's volcanic hills and their wine traditions. Lazio unveils its ancient mysteries.

Your day-by-day itinerary

1
Day

Sutri

amphitheater town carved from stone

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Day 1
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Discover

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Roman amphitheater - unique structure entirely carved into tuff stone without supporting masonry
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Rock necropolis - tombs carved into rock on several levels along the Via Cassia
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Mitreo di Sutri - medieval church carved into tuff stone with frescoes of the Virgin and Saints
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Palazzo Doebbing - museum of ancient and contemporary art in the former episcopal palace
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Archaeological park on tuff promontory overlooking the Via Cassia
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Next stop
Distance: 7 km
Travel time: 9min
2
Day

Ronciglione

lake village nestled volcanic crater

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Day 2
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Discover

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Medieval village - 1045 village perched on tufa spur, classified among Italy's Most Beautiful Villages
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Historic center - sloping alleyways with medieval houses and panoramic views
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Activities

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Walk through the narrow streets where time seems to have stopped
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Next stop
Distance: 25 km
Travel time: 30min
3
Day

Vetralla

etruscan settlement cathedral traditions

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Day 3
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Historic center - village crossed by the Via Francigena with arcades and flowered squares
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City Museum - historical collection in the 15th century Torre di Porta Marina
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Activities

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Poggio Trincera Belvedere - panoramic viewpoint over Lake Vico at sunset
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Next stop
Distance: 19 km
Travel time: 23min
4
Day

Viterbo

etruscan capital papal splendor

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Day 4
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Palazzo dei Papi - 13th century papal palace where the first Conclave was born
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San Lorenzo Cathedral - building constructed on the ruins of a temple dedicated to Hercules
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Museo del Colle del Duomo - art galleries, archaeological remains and pontifical objects
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San Pellegrino Quarter - one of Europe's best preserved medieval centers with intact ramparts
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Activities

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Villa Lante at Bagnaia - Italian Renaissance garden on four terraces with fountains and water features
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Next stop
Distance: 18 km
Travel time: 22min
5
Day

Bomarzo

monster park baroque surrealism carved

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Day 5
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Etruscan Pyramid - mysterious monolith in the Bosco Sacro, probable rock sacrificial altar
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Vitorchiano - borgo suspended on peperino cliff, Bandiera Arancione and Borghi più Belli d'Italia
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Vitorchiano Belvedere - spectacular view over the Vezza valley and surrounding forests
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Next stop
Distance: 24 km
Travel time: 29min
6
Day

Civita Di Bagnoregio

island village eroding into sky

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Day 6
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Civita di Bagnoregio - 2500-year-old Etruscan village perched on rocky spur above the Calanchi valley
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Suspension bridge - 300-meter footbridge crossing the valley to access the borgo
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Historic center - cobblestone streets, stone houses and flower-lined stairs
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Belvedere - panoramic view of the Città che Muore and the eroding clay valley
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Next stop
Distance: 21 km
Travel time: 25min
7
Day

Montefiascone

volcanic hilltop wine town splendor

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Day 7
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Rocca dei Papi - 12th-century fortress of Innocent III overlooking the lake, now in ruins
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Museo dell'Architettura Antonio da Sangallo - exhibition on the Renaissance architect in the Rocca
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Santa Margherita Cathedral - imposing dome visible from the entire region
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Panorama over Lake Bolsena - highest point of the province at 600m, Belvedere of Tuscia
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Wine terroir - production area of the famous white wine Est! Est!! Est!!!
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Next stop
Distance: 31 km
Travel time: 37min
8
Day

Acquapendente

pilgrimage town cathedral holy relics

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Day 8
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Basilica del Santo Sepolcro - 10th century church with Romanesque crypt and sacred stone from Jerusalem
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Museo della Città - collection of archaic ceramics, liturgical art and paintings with Prigioni Vescovili
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Bosco del Sasseto - enchanted forest with twisted centuries-old trees and moss-covered rocks
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Activities

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Historic stage of the Via Francigena - place of devotion for pilgrims and crusaders since the Middle Ages

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