Parco di Bomarzo

14 km from Villa le Morre

«In Bomarzo the scenic fiction is overwhelming; the observer can not contemplate because he is immersed in it, in a cog of sensations (…), capable of confusing ideas, of emotionally overwhelming, of engaging in a dreamlike, absurd, playful and hedonistic world (…) » (Bruno Zevi, Baroque Enlightenment, Rome, 1995)

The Parco dei Mostri, also known as Sacro Bosco or Villa delle Meraviglie di Bomarzo, in the province of Viterbo, is an Italian monumental complex. It is a natural park adorned with numerous basalt sculptures dating back to the 16th century and depicting mythological animals, deities and monsters.

Civita di Bagnoregio

40 km from Villa le Morre

Civita is a fraction of the town of Bagnoregio, in the province of Viterbo, in Lazio, part of the most beautiful villages in Italy, famous for being called “The city that dies”.

Civita di Bagnoregio was founded by Etruscans more than 2,500 years ago. The Civita (or City) was the birthplace of Saint Bonaventure, who died in 1274. The location of his boyhood house has long since fallen off the edge of the cliff. By the 16th century, Civita di Bagnoregio was beginning to decline, becoming eclipsed by its former suburb Bagnoregio.

Permanent Nativity

Penna in Teverina

Open all year round and defined by visitors as a “little masterpiece”. It is the largest moving crib in central Italy, exposed in a cave next to the church in the medieval village of Penna in Teverina. Since 2008, the nativity statues move to the rhythm of music specially composed by singer Riccardo Cocciante: an unprecedented instrumental soundtrack, lasting 15 minutes and that can be heard only by visiting the crib.

Assisi

125 km from Villa le Morre

Located in the central part of Umbria, Assisi lies on the slopes of Mount Subasio from where it is dominated by the rivers Topino and Chiascio, tributaries of the Tiber.

The city, which gave birth to St. Francis and St. Clare, has become a worldwide center of the Franciscan message of peace and brotherhood.

Not to miss: Papal Basilica of St. Francis, Papal Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels in Porziuncola, Basilica of St. Clare, St.
Rufino’s Cathedral , New Church, Roman Domus, St. Francis Wood, Park of Mount Subasio.

Spoleto

65 km from Villa le Morre

Located in the south-eastern part of Umbria, Spoleto is among the most fascinating art cities in the region. Due to the richness of its history, the variety of its cultural heritage and the importance of its artistic events is among the most popular tourist destinations for visitors.

Not to miss: Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, Rocca Albornoziana and Ponte delle Torri, Basilica of Santa Eufemia, Basilica of San Salvatore and monumental cemetery, Church of Madonna di Loreto, Fontana del Mascherone, Casa Romana.

Narni

28 km from Villa le Morre

There are numerous valuable monuments in the city. Among the main ones we mention the Romanesque Cathedral, in which there are works by Rossellino and other famous artists, the church of San Francesco, built in the XIII century, with remarkable frescoes by the local school, Palazzo dei Priori, built in 1275 probably by Gattapone from Gubbio and placed in the homonymous medieval square. In this square is also the Palazzo Comunale, built in 1273 with the union of three towers.

Absolutely to visit:

Rocca di Narni, Walls of Narni, MPonte di Augusto, Ponte Cadorna, Castle of San Girolamo, Church of San Domenico, Palazzo comunale, Narni underground, Race to the ring.