There’s a whole Lazio around

There’s a whole Lazio around.

Caprarola is a splendid example of Renaissance urban planning in the Tuscia area of Viterbo.

Just 65 km from Rome lies Caprarola.

Palazzo Farnese is a magnificent pentagonal fortress, designed by Vignola, overlooking Caprarola from above. It houses the “Scala Regia”, a helical staircase fully decorated with frescoes, the “Sala del Mappamondo”, painted before the discovery of Australia, an Italian-style garden, and the stables that once housed up to 120 horses.

Lake Vico, a volcanic lake, is located in the Natural Reserve where hazelnut, chestnut and beech trees from the Ancient Beech Forest of the Cimini Mountains, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, are protected.

The Convent and Church of Santa Teresa were built around 1620 at the will of Cardinal Odoardo Farnese for the Discalced Carmelite Order. The complex holds two original manuscripts by Saint Teresa, as well as works by Guido Reni, Giovanni Lanfranco, and Alessandro Turchi, known as “il Veronese.”

Welcome to Italy, in Tuscia at Caprarola.