Day 1

Arrival in Viterbo and accommodation at a facility in the historic centre. Guided tour of the historical centre and its medieval quarters. Experience the evocative charm of an intact historic centre through the events, history and legends of the city. We begin with the Museo dei Portici, where it will be possible to admire the two major works by Sebastiano del Piombo previously housed in the museum.

We continue with Piazza del Gesù, the political centre of the city until the mid-13th century, Piazza della Morte with its characteristic spindle fountain built in the early 13th century, Palazzo Farnese, the famous Piazza del Duomo with the Cathedral dedicated to San Lorenzo. From there we will visit the splendid Palazzo Papale, symbol of the regional capital, and the house of Valentino della Pagnotta (only the exterior of the Palazzo Papale and the Duomo are visitable on this tour). Transfer to the Museo della Ceramica della Tuscia – Tuscia Ceramics Museum – in Palazzo Brugiotti for a visit.

Free dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.

Day 2

Breakfast at the hotel. Guided tour retracing the history of Viterbo’s ceramic history in its most significant places, from the Almadiani Church to the Museo Civico Luigi Rossi Danielli – Civic Museum –. Viterbo boasts a millenary tradition of ceramics, starting with the Etruscans, but it is in the medieval period that ceramics became very important, with the development of local workshops. It was the first city in Italy to have a statute regulating the activity of ceramists. Thanks to contact with foreign craftsmen and centuries of experience, Viterbo became a creative hub of innovative techniques, first and foremost the “Zaffera”.

Costs. Price per person in a double room: from € 138.00. The cost includes: overnight stay at the indicated accommodation with bed and breakfast, guided tours and entrance fees as per the programme.

Information:

Promotuscia

Piazza dei Caduti snc (presso Chiesa degli Almadiani)

Viterbo

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