MUSEUMS, VILLAS AND PALACES

ACQUAPENDENTE - MUSEO DELLA CERAMICA

Tel. 0763.73.36.42. 800.411.834 - Ticket € l,55
Located in the Tower of Julia de Jacopo, this museum houses a collection of pottery and ceramic ware dating from the medieval and Renaissance period, found in the area.

ACQUAPENDENTE - MUSEO DEL FIORE

Tel. 0763.73.36.42/800.411.834 - laperegina@tin.it - Ticket € 3,10 
This contains displays on themes such as "Introduction to the World of Flowers," "The Flowers of the Nature Reserve of Monte Rufeno, " "The Morphology of Flowers," "Insects and Flowers. "

BAGNAIA - VILLA LANTE

Tel. 0761.28.80.08.
One of the most beautiful examples of Renaissance gardens in Italy, with two small palaces and a series of artistic fountains; including the Flood (located on the upper areas), the Dolphins, the Giants, the Lanterns, and the Quadrangle. The palaces contain frescoes from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Vast park area.

BAGNOREGIO - MUSEO "PIERO TARUFFI"

Tel. 0761.78.08.11 - museo taruffi@libero.it
This museums houses a collection of documents and automobile models pertaining to the pilot, Piero Taruffi.

BARBARANO ROMANO - MUSEO ARCHEOLOGICO DELLE NECROPOLI RUPESTRI

Tel. 0761.41.45.31.
Varied archaeological artefacts including sarcophaguses from the third to fourth centuries B.c.

BASSANO ROMANO - PALAZZO ODESCALCHI

Tel. 0761.63.69.19
Currently undergoing restoration, this museum includes a hall painted by Francesco Albani in the seventeenth century showing Phaeton falling from his chariot.

BLERA - ANTIQUITATES MUSEO IL CAVALLO E L'UOMO

Tel. 0761.41.50.96
This museum contains a wealth of materials (displays, models, audiovisual materials) concerning the relationship of human beings with horses from prehistoric times to the modern and contemporary era, including folk customs connected to the Maremma. A teaching laboratory is connected to the museum, where visitors may learn about activities relating to horses.

BOLSENA - MUSEO TERRITORIALE DEL LAGO DI BOLSENA

Tel. e fax 0761.79.86.30 - 79.83.02 - 79.86.79. Monday Closed. Ticket € 3.
Located in the Monaldeschi castle, this museum houses a display on the formation and activity of volcanoes in the area, as well as an early historical and medieval display.

BOLSENA - CATACOMBE DI SANTA CRISTINA

Tel. e fax 0761.79.90.67 - Ticket € 4
The central catacomb contains numerous burial niches with inscriptions and traces of frescoes from the fifth century.

BOMARZO - PARCO DEI MOSTRI

Tel. e fax 0761.92.40.29. Ticket € 8.
Created at the end of sixteenth century by Vicino Orsini, the park includes grotesque Sculpttures in stone representing an ogre, a dragon, an elephant, a tortoise etc. It is equipped with dining facilities and a picnic area.

BOMARZO - MUSEO DI SCULTURE IPERSPAZIALI

Tel. 0761.92.46.48 - www.pierelli.it
This houses a collection of hyperspacial sculptures by Attilio Pierelli, created between 1960 and the present day.

CALCATA - "OPERA BOSCO" MUSEO D'ARTE NELLA NATURA

Tel. 0761.58.80.48. - www.operabosco.com
This museum proposes an itinerary of artworks inspired by nature’s own aesthetics and techniques.

CANEPINA - MUSEO DELLE TRADIZIONI POPOLARI

Tel. 0761.75.09.90
The artefacts, objects, and tools displayed here bear testimony to peasant and to the social economic aspects of the territory.

CAPRAROLA - PALAZZO FARNESE

Tel. 0761.64.60.52
Built on a plan designed by Vignola near the end of the sixteenth century, this is one of the greatest architectural achievements of the late Renaissance. It contains a superb fresco cycle of the mannerist school. The chapel, the Hall of Glory, the Hall of the Council of Trent with frescoes by Taddeo and Federico Zuccari are of all of great artistic interest, as is the spiral staircase designed by Vignola.

CASTEL SANT'ELIA - MUSEO DEGLI ARREDI SACRI

Tel. 0761.55.77.29
Located beneath the Church of St Mary ad Rupes, this houses sacred vestments and religious objects including: chasubles, robes, tunics, mitres, two pairs of pontifical sandals, and a chest, all dating from the twelfth to the fourteenth centuries.

CIVITA CASTELLANA - MUSEO ARCHEOLOGICO DELL'AGRO FALISCO

Tel. e fax 0761.51.37.35.
Located in the Sangallo Fort, this museum contains artefacts found in the area of Falerii Veteres and surrounding territory,

CIVITA CASTELLANA - MUSEO DELLA CERAMICA

Tel. 0761.59.03.15
This museum houses a collection of art objects from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries: tiles, designs, porcelain, vases, etc.

FARNESE - MUSEO CIVICO

Tel. 0761.45.88.49
Located in the "Ex amassso" Palace, this museum houses artefacts unearthed from a local Bronze Age settlement and from an Etruscan village, along with pottery of varied epochs.

GALLESE - MUSEO "SCACCHI"

Tel. 0761.49.55.03. museo@comune.gallese.vt.it
Located in the convent of St. Claire, this museum preserves paintings and frescoes dating from the fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries. There is a multimedia display room for exhibitions and conferences.

GRADOLI - MUSEO DEL COSTUME FARNESIANO

Tel. 0761.45.79.65 fax 0761.45.60.52
The museum, situated in the Farnese Palace, displays reproductions of costumes, weapons, and armoux, dating from the fifteenth to the sixteenth centuries, along with antique ceramic ware from the same period.

GRADOLI - MUSEO D'ARTE SACRA

Tel. 0761.45.61.27
In the sacristy of the collegiate church. This museum preserves sculptures, sacred vestments, votive offerings dating from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries, including a liturgical wardrobe donated by Cardinal Ferrata (1847-1914).

GROTTE DI CASTRO - MUSEO CIVICO E DELLE TRADIZIONI POPOLARI E DELLA NECROPOLI ETRUSCA DI PIANEZZE

Tel. e fax 0763.79.71.73
Located in the Municipal Palace, this contains an Etruscan and medieval section.

GROTTE DI CASTRO - MUSEO BASILICA SANTUARIO MADONNA DEL SUFFRAGIO

Tel. 0763.79.61.67
Located in the underground area of the Basilica, this museum houses a collection of sacred vestments, reliquaries, votive offerings, and sculptures.

ISCHIA DI CASTRO - MUSEO CIVICO "PIETRO E TURIDDO LOTTI"

Tel. e fax 0761.42.54.00.
This museum contains Etruscan and Renaissance artefacts from the area of Castro.

LATERA - MUSEO DELLA TERRA

Tel. 0761.45.90.41 fax 0761.45.94.76.
Located in an old barn, this museum houses a collection of old tools and equipment pertaining to pleasant life, along with photographic displays.

MARTA - IL GIARDINO DELLA CANNARA

Tel. e fax 0761.87.21.21 miremas@virgilio.it
This ancient construction built along the Marta River, set in amid a rich and evocative natural environment, was once an Etruscan fishing area for eels.

MONTEFIASCONE - MUSEO "ANTONIO DA SANGALLO"

Tel. 0761.83.20.60
In papal fort. In preparation.

MONTE ROMANO - ANTIQUARIUM

Tel. 0766.86.00.21 fax 0766.86.07.77
Located in the old prison, this contains Etruscan and Roman artefacts from the surrounding area.

NEPI - MUSEO CIVICO

Tel. 0761.57.06.04 fax 0761.55.79.60
This museum contains artefacts unearthed from the surrounding necropolises. It organizes guided tours of local monuments, catacombs, and of the Borgia Castle.

ORIOLO ROMANO - PALAZZO ALTIERI

Tel. e fax 06.99.83.71.45.
Built in the sixteenth century by Giorgio di Santacroce, this palace contains sixteenth century frescoes, an elegant Hall of Beauty, and an original collection of 260 portraits from Saint Peter to John Paul Il.

ORTE - MUSEO D'ARTE SACRA

Tel. 0761.49.33.71
Located in the former church of St. Sylvester, this museum houses paintings, reliquaries; and sculptures from varied periods.

ORTE - MUSEO DELLE CONFRATERNITE

Tel. 0761.40.31.80 - info@teleradioorte.it
Housed in the sacristy of the Holy Cross; this museum displays objects pertaining to the seven confraternities of Orte used during the Good Friday Procession.

SORIANO NEL CIMINO - CASTELLO ORSINI

Pro Loco Tel. 0761.74.60.01
This imposing medieval structure was built in the thirteenth century under the pontificate of Nicholas III.

SUTRI - MUSEO DEL PATRIMONIUM

Tel. 0761.60.08.67 fax 0761.60.12.32
Located in a building dating from the fifteenth century, this museum contains artefacts from Ancient Roman time to the early Renaissance.

SUTRI - OASI DI SAPIENTIA

Tel. e fax 0761.60.04.63
This museum houses a collection of minerals in their natural state from all over the world along with reconstructions of life-size dinosaurs.

SUTRI - ANFITEATRO

Tel. 0761.60.11 (Comune)
Dating from the times of Augustus, this amphitheatre is situated in an archaeological area with rock tombs and a small church dedicated the Madonna of the Holy Birth.

TARQUINIA - MUSEO NAZIONALE

Tel. e fax 0766.85.60.36.
Located in the Vitelleschi Palace, this is one of the most important Etruscan museums in Italy. It houses Greek and Etruscan pottery, burial artefact, sarcophaguses, and sculpture, including the sculpture of the Winged Horses.

TARQUINIA - NECROPOLI ETRUSCA

Tel. 0766.85.63.08
Chamber tombs with pictorial de.coration, dating from the sixth to the second centuries B. C. Among those which may be visited are: The Room of Hunting and Fishing, The Acrobats, The Hunting Pavillion, the Room of the Lioness, the Lotus, the Baccanti, Charon, the Gorgons, the Fustigations, 5513, the Leopards, 5591.

TARQUINIA - MUSEO DELLA CERAMICA

Tel. e fax 0766.85.81.94.
This museum contains medieval pottery and ceramics unearthed from the potsherd deposit located in the historical centre of Tarquinia.

TARQUINIA - MUSEO DELLA CIVILTA' CONTADINA

Tel. 339.21.38.953
This museum houses a collection of over three hundred objects of daily case, including utensils, books, furniture, antique clothing, bedding, coins, and games.

TARQUINIA - MUSEO DIOCESANO DI ARTE SACRA

Tel. 0766.84.03.70
Located in the Bishop's Palace, this museum houses a painting collection.

TARQUINIA - ETRUSCOPOLIS

Tel. 0766.85.51.75 - 0766.84.50.41
Created by the artist Omero Bordo, this display, located in a quarry in Via delle Pietrare contains full scale reconstructions of Etruscan tombs and environments of Etruscan daily life.

TUSCANIA - MUSEO ARCHEOLOGICO

Tel. e fax 0761.43.62.09.
Housed in the Convent of St. Mary of Repose, his contains Etruscan sarcophaguses and burial furnishings from the Vipinana and Curunas families.

TUSCANIA - NECROPOLI MADONNA DELL'OLIVO

The celebrated queen's tomb is remarkable for its series of labyrinths containing over thirty passageways.

VALENTANO - MUSEO DELLA PREISTORIA DELLA TUSCIA E DELLA ROCCA FARNESE

Tel. e fax 0761.42.00.18 museo.valentano@libero.it
Situated in the Farnese Fortress; this museum contains a section concerning the prehistory of the Tuscia, and a section devoted to the Farnese Fortress, among with a collection of Etruscan artefacts.

VETRALLA - MUSEO DELLA CITTÀ E DEL TERRITORIO

Tel. 0761.46.18.89 - 06.3223291 - ­338.43.10.946.
This museum contains disp,lays dedicated to the historical centre its folk arts.

VIGNANELLO - PALAZZO RUSPOLI

Tel. e fax 0761.75.53.38 castelloruspoli@libero.it
This sixteenth century palace, built on a pre­existing Benedictine structure, boasts a piano nobile of considerable artistic interest and an enchanting seventeenth century garden.

VITERBO - MUSEO CIVICO

piazza Crispi Tel. 0761.34.82.76; fax 34.08.10
This museum houses a collection of Etruscan artefacts dating from the Iron age. Its painting collection includes renowned works by the Viterbo school, and other painters, including the "Pietà" by Sebastiano del Piombo.

VITERBO - MUSEO DEL COLLE DEL DUOMO

piazza San Lorenzo Tel. 0761.32.54.62
This museum contains a collection of sacred vestments, paintings, sculptures, and reliquaries.

VITERBO - MUSEO DELL'ABBAZIA
S. Martino al Cimino, Sala dei Monaci. Tel. 0761.37.98.03
Sacred vestments, banner by Mattia Preti (17th centuries), documents, portrait of Innocent X.

VITERBO - MUSEO DELLA CASA DI SANTA ROSA
Via Casa di Santa Rosa Tel. 0761.34.28.87 - monasterosantarosa@libero.it
A collection of documents and objects connected to St. Rose.

VITERBO - MUSEO DELLA CERAMICA

Palazzo Brugiotti, Via Cavour Tel. 0761.34.61.36
This museum contains examples of local ceramic ware, including vases, trays, apothecary jars, tankards, and spice jars.

VITERBO - MUSEO DELLA MACCHINA DI S. ROSA

Via San Pellegrino Tel. 0761.34.51.57
This museum lodges a collection of designs, objects, documents, posters, photographs, and books regarding the transporting of the Machine of St. Rose.

VITERBO - MUSEO NAZIONALE

piazza della Rocca Tel. e fax 0761.32.59.29
Situated in the Albornoz Castle, it contains a section devoted to Etruscan architecture in the Viterbo area and a series of marble statues representing the Muses, from the area of Ferento.

VITERBO - MUSEO PADRE ROSSETTI DI ARTE MODERNA

Via San Francesco (Basilica di San Francesco). Visits on requests Tel. 0761.34.16.96
Located next to the church of St. Francis, this houses a collection of primarily sacred paintings by twentieth century artists (Giorgio De Chirico, Renato Guttuso, Emiliano Fantauzzi, Felice Ludovisi, Giovanni Fattori, Emilio Greco, ecc.)

VITERBO - MUSEO SANTA MARIA DELLA QUERCIA
Santuario della Madonna della Quercia Tel. 0761.30.34.30.
Located at the sanctuary of the Madonna of the Oak, this includes a display of 200 votive offerings painted on wood, dating from the fifteenth to t/w eighteenth centuries.

VITERBO - ORTO BOTANICO

Via Santa Caterina (Bulicame) Tel. e fax 0761.35.70.97. ortobot@unitus.it
This contains a reconstruction of one of the most important eco-systems of the planet.

VITERBO - SALA REGIA

Palazzo dei Priori, piazza del Plebiscito Tel. 0761.34.81.
This houses a fresco cycle from the sixteenth, century celebrating the origins of the city and its illustrious citizens of the era.

VULCI - MUSEO NAZIONALE

Tel. 0761.43.77.87 info@vulci.com - www.vulci.com
Housed in the Castle of Abbadia, the collection of this museum preserves burial urns, bronze work, gold, bucchero and Etruscan pottery from the sixth century B.C.