A MEDIEVAL CITY STILL DEEPLY ALIVE

Viterbo is the historic heart of Tuscia, a city where the past belongs not only to its monuments, but continues to live in its streets, squares and the everyday life of its people.
Its historic centre has preserved the character of a medieval city.
Palaces, churches, towers, arches and houses built from local volcanic stone line a maze of narrow streets leading to the medieval quarter of San Pellegrino and the Palace of the Popes, a reminder of the period when Viterbo became one of the most important centres of medieval Christianity.
Among stone-paved streets and architecture spanning centuries of history, Viterbo retains an authentic and surprisingly intimate atmosphere.
It is a city to be explored slowly, where the presence of its people gives meaning to its historic spaces and reveals the enduring bond between the city and those who live there.
As the provincial capital and the natural centre of a territory of villages, countryside and rural landscapes, Viterbo represents one of the main gateways to understanding Tuscia: a place where history, architecture and everyday life continue to share the same space.