The area know as the Tuscia is probably one of the lovelist parts of Italy still relatively unknow to the foreign visitor.

The area know as the Tuscia is probably one of the lovelist parts of Italy still relatively unknow to the foreign visitor. It offers much to be discovered with unspoilt countryside, ancient towns and villages, archeological sites, natural parks and woods and lakes.

Horsediving in the Cimini hills, excursion to the Etruscan and Roman sites at Ferento, Blera, Tarquinia, Vulci, Castel d'Asso and Norchia, visits to town such as Tuscania with is many churches, Calcata the artists's town, Civita di Bagnoregio "the dying city", Caprarola and the Farnese Palace, the monster park of Bomarzo, nature trails in Barbarano Romano, medieval Sutri and Vitorchiano are all to be enjoyed. Then there are the lakes for water lovers: the smaller and wilder Lake Vico and Lake Bolsena with its islands and lakeside villages of Capodimonte, Marta, Gradoli and Bolsena itself. Lake Bracciano is further south towards Rome. The sea is only 45 kms away and it is an easy drive of 60kms to the coast of south Toscany and the Argentario promontory. At the heart of the Tuscia there's the walled city of Viterbo with its medieval streets and squares and towers and fountains and the Papal Palace. Nearby are the hot sulphur springs of Bullicame, mentioned by Dante in the Divine Comedy.

The Villa Lante in Bagnaia, one of the finest Renaissance gardens in Italy, the basilica of La Quercia and the Cistercian Abbey of San Martino are all in the neighbourhood. Further afield but under 2 hours drive from Farinella are the cities of Orvieto, Terni, Assisi, Todi, Siena, Perugia, Rome and Tivoli.

Theater Ferento

Palazzo Farnese (Caprarola)

Lake Bolsena

Palazzo dei Papi - Viterbo

Thermal water