{"id":27737,"date":"2017-03-09T09:00:42","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T09:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.etruscanlife.it\/?p=27737\/"},"modified":"2017-05-15T10:03:43","modified_gmt":"2017-05-15T10:03:43","slug":"viterbo-a-never-ending-discovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etruscanlife.com\/en\/uncategorized\/viterbo-a-never-ending-discovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Viterbo, a never ending discovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Testo&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">History and culture, thermal springs and well-being, food and wine: many are the ingredients that make <strong>Viterbo<\/strong> a destination not to be missed this year. Beautiful in any season, this city \u2013 <strong>the beating heart of the Tuscia area in Northern Lazio<\/strong> \u2013 offers the opportunity to live unique and unforgettable experiences, which are as good as the ones you can make in Rome\u2026or maybe better.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A little medieval gem, Viterbo is nestled between Rome and Tuscany and enjoys a <strong>strategic position<\/strong>: its province includes 30 Km of coastline with lovely beaches, two volcanic <strong>lakes<\/strong> &#8211; Lake Bolsena and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etruscanlife.com\/en\/nature-sport\/lake-vico-and-its-natural-reserve\/\">Lake Vico<\/a> -, several thermal springs and the green <strong>Cimini<\/strong> <strong>mountains<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The <strong>history<\/strong> of Viterbo dates back to prehistory. First the Etruscans then the Romans left a significant mark in this territory: many of the symbols that still characterize Viterbo witness the strong presence of these two ancient civilizations. Take, for instance, the acronym <strong>FAVL<\/strong>: still visible nowadays on many fountains and commemorative plaques in town, legend has it that it stands for the four Etruscan villages (Fanum, Arbanum, Vetulonia, Longula) whose union gave birth to Viterbo. Even the lion \u2013 the official symbol of the city \u2013 is strictly linked to the Roman cult of Hercules.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image admin_label=&#8221;Immagine&#8221; src=&#8221;http:\/\/www.etruscanlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/immagini-sito2.jpg&#8221; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;off&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;off&#8221; use_overlay=&#8221;off&#8221; animation=&#8221;left&#8221; sticky=&#8221;off&#8221; align=&#8221;left&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; always_center_on_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; alt=&#8221;italian holiday&#8221; \/][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Testo&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It is in the Middle Ages though that Viterbo makes its debut on the world scene and begins to look like the city we currently know. In the XIII century in fact it becomes the City of the Popes as Pope Alexander IV \u2013 threatened by the Ghibelline faction in Rome \u2013transferred the Papal Curia to Viterbo in 1257. The city was the Papal Seat until 1281 and during these 24 years it had a remarkable development.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etruscanlife.com\/en\/travel-ideas\/viterbo-citta-tutta-scoprire\/\"><strong>Palazzo dei Papi<\/strong><\/a> (Popes\u2019 Palace) \u2013 where the Curia was hosted \u2013 became particularly famous in 1270 when, as the Cardinals were struggling to elect a new Pope after the death of Clement IV (it eventually took them 1006 days), the citizens of Viterbo locked them inside the palace to try and speed up their decision making process. Hence the word Conclave (literally: with a key), which was born on this occasion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Viterbo\u2019s <strong>Medieval city centre<\/strong> is <strong>the largest and best preserved in Europe<\/strong>. Historical buildings, towers, courtyards, profferli (ancient external staircases), fountains and squares: everything is so perfectly intact that exploring the medieval quarter feels like stepping back in time, when the pace of life was slower and very much enjoyable. A gentle, slow walk around is then the best way to take in so much beauty, to discover all the fascinating little shops and restaurants dotted around and to really appreciate the value of being in a place like this.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image admin_label=&#8221;Immagine&#8221; src=&#8221;http:\/\/www.etruscanlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/immagini-sito.jpg&#8221; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;off&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;off&#8221; use_overlay=&#8221;off&#8221; animation=&#8221;left&#8221; sticky=&#8221;off&#8221; align=&#8221;left&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; always_center_on_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; alt=&#8221;italian holiday&#8221; \/][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Testo&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">An ancient yet versatile city for your italian holiday<\/h2>\n<p>With such a varied offer, Viterbo is a destination that satisfies many different desires, especially if you are looking for a unique, <strong>off- the- beaten- path <\/strong>experience, far from the madding crowd usually found in other famous Italian cities like Florence, Venice and Rome, just to name a few.<\/p>\n<p>Choosing Viterbo means catching the opportunity to live for a few days in a <strong>true Italian style<\/strong>, enjoying the \u201cmade in Tuscia\u201d traditions, the local cuisine, the excellent wines and collecting fond memories of total <strong>relaxation<\/strong>. Such a versatility will allow you to select every single detail of your <strong>holiday<\/strong>, combining different experiences without having to travel far every time you wish to try something new. Come for the thermal springs and you will be spoilt for choice between the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etruscanlife.com\/en\/elt-project\/terme-salus\/\"><strong>Hotel Salus Terme<\/strong><\/a> and the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.etruscanlife.com\/en\/elt-project\/terme-dei-papi\/\">Terme dei Papi<\/a><\/strong>, two of the most luxurious spas in town. Come for the hiking and you could try a new trail every day. Come for the <strong>food<\/strong> and <strong>wine<\/strong> and you will find an array of restaurants offering the perfect mix between tradition and contemporary facilities, <strong>top quality local ingredients<\/strong> and courtesy.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image admin_label=&#8221;Immagine&#8221; src=&#8221;http:\/\/www.etruscanlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/immagini-sito4.jpg&#8221; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;off&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;off&#8221; use_overlay=&#8221;off&#8221; animation=&#8221;left&#8221; sticky=&#8221;off&#8221; align=&#8221;left&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; always_center_on_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>History and culture, thermal springs and well-being, food and wine: many are the ingredients that make Viterbo a destination not to be missed this year. Beautiful in any season, this city \u2013 the beating heart of the Tuscia area in Northern Lazio \u2013 offers the opportunity to live unique and unforgettable experiences, which are as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":29296,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Storia, cultura, enogastronomia e benessere: tanti sono gli ingredienti che fanno di <b>Viterbo<\/b> una destinazione da non perdere questo anno. Bella in qualsiasi stagione, <b>la citt\u00e0 cuore della Tuscia<\/b> offre ai visitatori la possibilit\u00e0 di vivere esperienze uniche ed indimenticabili, che nulla hanno da invidiare all\u2019offerta che la vicina citt\u00e0 di Roma regala ai turisti.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Gioiello della storia medievale, Viterbo \u00e8 una citt\u00e0 che si trova nell\u2019Alto Lazio e gode di una <b>posizione privilegiata<\/b>: la sua provincia conta circa 30 km di spiagge, due laghi vulcanici \u2013 il Lago di Bolsena ed il Lago di Vico, un florido parco termale ed i verdi boschi dei Monti Cimini che la circondano.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Le origini della citt\u00e0 di Viterbo risalgono alla preistoria e attraversano il periodo etrusco e romano lasciando nel territorio e nella storia della citt\u00e0 dei simboli che la caratterizzano ancora oggi: la sigla FAVL, presente in molte iscrizioni e che, secondo alcune teorie, rappresenterebbe un acronimo formato dalle iniziali di quattro cittadine etrusche (Fanum, Arbanum, Vetulonia, Longula) ed il Leone, simbolo per eccellenza della citt\u00e0, che ricorda l\u2019eroe mitologico Ercole. <\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00c8 per\u00f2 il medioevo che segna per Viterbo il periodo storico pi\u00f9 importante e significativo. Nel XIII Viterbo diventa infatti <b>Citt\u00e0 dei Papi<\/b>, qualifica che ancora oggi accompagna il nome della citt\u00e0: per circa 24 anni il famoso Palazzo Papale diventa sede pontificia e la grande Sala del Conclave diventa protagonista nel 1270 in occasione dell\u2019elezione del Papa Gregorio X quando fu scoperchiata dal popolo per sollecitare i Cardinali a prendere una decisione dopo la morte di Clemente IV.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Il centro storico della citt\u00e0 regala ai turisti la possibilit\u00e0 di tuffarsi nel passato e vivere a pieno l\u2019atmosfera medioevale: il cuore della citt\u00e0, considerato il centro storico medioevale pi\u00f9 vasto e meglio conservato d\u2019Europa, possiede ancora tutti i tratti che lo hanno caratterizzato per secoli. Tutto \u00e8 rimasto intatto: palazzi storici, case, torri che svettano, cortili, fontane e profferli portano il visitatore indietro nel tempo e gli permettono di vivere alcune ore lontano dal brusio della citt\u00e0 e di perdersi nelle vie e negli angoli inaspettati del centro storico. <\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Passeggiare senza fretta e sbirciare nelle vetrine dei numerosi antiquari e produttori locali \u00e8 sicuramente il migliore approccio per scoprire il valore autentico di questa citt\u00e0 e dei suoi cittadini.<\/span><\/p><h2 class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Una citt\u00e0 antica e versatile<\/b><\/span><\/h2><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Con le sue meraviglie medievali e paesaggistiche, Viterbo \u00e8 sicuramente una meta che soddisfa i pi\u00f9 diversi desideri del viaggiatore che decide di vivere un\u2019esperienza unica ed interessante lontana dai consueti percorsi turistici che portano nelle grandi citt\u00e0 italiane, Roma e Firenze sopra tutte. Scegliere Viterbo significa cogliere l\u2019opportunit\u00e0 di vivere per qualche giorno l\u2019autenticit\u00e0 del territorio, vivendo le tradizioni \u201cmade in Tuscia\u201d e collezionando delle esperienze esclusive dall\u2019enogastronomia al benessere. <\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Una versatilit\u00e0 che permette al turista di coniugare ad esempio un viaggio all\u2019insegna del benessere, scegliendo tra le numerose offerte termali presenti come l\u2019Hotel Salus Terme o le Terme dei Papi, all\u2019escursionismo grazie ai meravigliosi percorsi e sentieri offerti dai Monti Cimini. <\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Se poi a spingere il visitatore \u00e8 la voglia di assaporare le meraviglie che questa terra offre, sicuramente Viterbo e la sua florida provincia rappresentano una vera e propria fonte di prodotti di alta qualit\u00e0 dai sapori genuini e originali: funghi porcini, castagne e nocciole dai Monti Cimini, l\u2019olio extravergine, le patate, i fagioli, il pesce di lago, le carni della maremma ed il vino, solo per citarne alcuni.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Qualunque sia il motivo del viaggio, Viterbo pu\u00f2 essere la destinazione da scoprire e dove sicuramente tornare!<\/span><\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[261,350,348,349,351,66,330],"class_list":["post-27737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-citta-di-viterbo","tag-italian-experiences","tag-italian-holiday","tag-italian-tour","tag-medieval-city","tag-viterbo","tag-what-to-do-in-viterbo","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etruscanlife.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etruscanlife.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etruscanlife.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etruscanlife.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etruscanlife.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27737"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.etruscanlife.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27737\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29942,"href":"https:\/\/www.etruscanlife.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27737\/revisions\/29942"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etruscanlife.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etruscanlife.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etruscanlife.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etruscanlife.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}