Viterbo

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Viterbo is in Lazio, a central region of Italy.

Palace of the Popes
Palace of the Popes

[edit] Understand

[edit] Get in

[edit] By train

Main railway stations are Porta Fiorentina and Porta Romana. Both are quite close to the center. From Rome: trains [1] almost every hour, mostly departing from Roma Ostiense station (go and return for 10 €). The trip takes about 2 hours.

[edit] By car

Take the motorway A1 (from Rome follow the signs towards Firenze, not to Viterbo!) and get out at exit Orte. Then take the S204 towards Viterbo (about 3 € tolls from Rome). It´s not really comfortable to drive inside the historical centre, as all the streets are quite narrow and "one way". You´d better park your car out of the town walls.

[edit] By bus

[edit] Get around

The historical centre is small enough to be visited on foot.

For longer distances you can use the local bus network (ordinary 90 min. ticket for 0,70 €; daily ticket for 1,55 €). Tickets can be found at tobacconists, and must be validated when getting on the bus.

[edit][add listing] See

The Pallazzo Papale and the original conclave, in the San Pelligrino historical district. Piazza Commune (Piazza Della Plebescità) and the surrounding Government Palace.

In the San Peligrino area
In the San Peligrino area
Once a palace, now the Town Hall.
Once a palace, now the Town Hall.
Cathedral
Cathedral

[edit][add listing] Do

  • Thermal springs

Already famous in Roman times, and quoted by Dante in his "Divine Comedy"...having a bath in one of their natural thermal springs is, perhaps, what you would never miss from Viterbo. As they are in surrounding open-air countryside areas, you can use them all year, every time of the day (for free, of course). Water reachs temperatures of 55º C, so the experience gets more amazing in freezing days (and nights).

The most famous ones are called Bulicame (2 km from Viterbo, on the road that leads to Tuscania). On the other hand there are also some springs run as spas centres (Terme dei Papi and Pianeta Benessere)

[edit][add listing] Buy

[edit][add listing] Eat

  • Il Monastero, Via Fattungheri, 10. Huge and delicious pizzas around €5.
  • Also good is Pizzeria San Pelligrino, on Via San Pelligrino.
  • Tre Re at Piazza Del'Erbe has excellent pastas and other Viterbese fare for about €10-€20 per person.

[edit][add listing] Drink

  • "Caffe Cavour" on Via Cavour, has the best cappuccino in town.

[edit][add listing] Sleep

[edit] Budget

[edit] Mid-range

  • Hotel Viterbo , Via San Camillo De Lellis, 6 · 01100 Viterbo Italy Ph: +39 0761.270100 · Fax: +39 0761.275717 · Toll Free: 800.820.080 [2] In the ancient Etruscan town of Viterbo, 100 kilometers north of Rome in Lazio, the new Best Western Hotel Viterbo opens its doors to welcome its guests in a finely finished atmosphere of class.

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