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Soriano nel Cimino

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Country
  
Italy

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Viterbo (VT)

Elevation
  
509 m (1,670 ft)

Province
  
Province of Viterbo

Region
  
Lazio

Frazioni
  
Sant'Eutizio, Chia

Demonym(s)
  
Sorianesi

Local time
  
Monday 9:56 AM

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Weather
  
9°C, Wind N at 24 km/h, 52% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Castello Orsini, Parco Cinque Sensi, Piramide Etrusca di Bomarzo, Torre di Chia, Corviano

Soriano nel Cimino is a town and comune in the province of Viterbo, Lazio, central Italy.

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Map of Soriano nel Cimino, Province of Viterbo, Italy

The town is overlooked by Monte Cimino, the highest peak in the Monti Cimini.

Main sights

  • The Orsini Castle, built by Orso Orsini in the 13th century. It was the summer residence of Pope Nicholas III, uncle of Orso. It was a high security castle until the 1990s and is now managed by the Tuscia University.
  • The Palazzo Chigi-Albani (16th century), designed by Ottaviano Schiratti. The interior houses the Papacqua Fountain.
  • The small Romanesque church of San Giorgio (11th century).
  • Cathedral (Duomo), of San Nicola di Bari from 1794.
  • Church of Sant'Eutizio.
  • Fontana Vecchia ("Old Fountain"), built in the 15th century.
  • Porta Romana ("Roman Gate"), a copy of the Porta Pia in Rome.
  • SUBLIMAZIONE (Urban Sculpture), a permanent installation by Giorgio Capogrossi (Montez) - Piazzale Cavalieri di Vittorio Veneto

    • References

    Soriano nel Cimino Wikipedia
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