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Middle ages private tour
Every itinerary that I propose can be changed to accommodate your desires.
The middle ages tour start in general at 8.00 pm and it is about 8 hours long.

Viterbo

Viterbo was an important Etrusian centre before falling to the romans.In the 13th century became the papal seat.During world war two was devastated but the city and many towers, the walls and the curches have been restored very good.
So, Viterbo is a medioeval town and is preserved at the best.Arches,towers, external staircases,narrow street running between little piazzas and fountains.Walking in to the narrow street,is like to walk in the past.
The palazzo papale (13th century) with a beautiful carved loggia, was built for popes on their visit to the city.The palace is still there to be visited and is very emotional to stay in the loggia.
San Pellegrino quarter, is the most enjoyable and the perfect example how is preserved the ancient city.People still living in the ancient houses and they take care a lot about it with a lot of pride.Take a look inside the houses's gate is like to take a look in the middle ages.
An old cloister in a monastery		A plate of 13th century give a describtion about a faithing of people because a man was washing his dog in a small fountain.
An arch of the door of a church in Viterbo	Part of the arch of the door in pink marble

Tuscania

Tuscania is a small top town hill 50 min driving from Rome. Although shaken by an earthquake in the 1971,its medioeval buildingsn churches and towes and walls have been carefully reconstructed.
Out the walls of Tuscania is the church of S.Peter dating on the 10th century (romanesque period).The church is really beautiful and is builted in volcan stone. Inside are many Etruscans sarcophagi and on the facade is an intricately inlaid rose window with demon and angelic simbolism.	San Peter in Tuscania
Part of the rose window of S.Peter in Tuscania	A strange capitel inside S.Peter church in Tuscania
Santa Maria Maggiore church is a tipically romanesque asymmetric facade with arches and bold rose window.You can see sculptures by abstract motifis style.Inside the church is one rarely full immersion baptism font, mean that the church was very important.
The arch of the main door of S.M.Maggiore in Tuscania

Tarquinia

Tarquinia is a top town hill 45 min driving from Rome. Ancient Tarquinia was one of the most important centre of the Etruscans.The city is in a strategic position of the north-east of the modern town.
Tarquinia itself is worth a wander for its crumbling medioeval churches and square. is there a wonderful museum whixh has one of Italy's better collections of Etruscans find. Reclines statues of the sarcophagi and beautiful plates and vases.Even portrait of Etruscans people in terracotta.
On a place very near to the city,are necropolis with frescoed thumbs dug into the volcanic stoneThere are lots of thumbs but only a few can be visited.The frescoes decore the thumbs and the are to remind the them life and to show how the were living.
Sarcophagi in the museum	Frescos in the tomb
Entrance of Etruscans tomb	Etruscans tombs
Coming out from an Etruscians tomb	Ancient cinerary urn
	Map of the entrance of the tombs
Ciociaria The area of Anagni, Alatri, Sermoneta, Segni is know as "Ciociaria" from "ciocie" the bark clogs worn in the area until about 30 yrs ago.Before of the romans the area was inhabited by different tribes:Volsci, Hernici.Lots of top towns hill have ancient walls believied to have been built by the Cyclops, a mytical giant which gave them their present name of Cyclopean walls.
In the same area is Sermoneta. Sermoneta is a town on a very tall hill with beautiful circle walls. Like in many city town, the city had a very important family owned the city. The family was living in the centre of the town in a small castle. we can vitisit the castle passing on draw bridge.
The castle have been restored very good and are still visible many different rooms with original furniture like the kitchen, the livingroom and the bedroom of the lord of the town.
We ca walk all over the town visiting the place dicovering narrow street and old houses. All the buildings are dating back to the middle ages and the people are sill living in them. Like look very strange and emotional walk almost alone in this town because the time is stopped in the dark ages.
Naroow street in Sermoneta	Bell tower in Sermoneta
City walls of Bassiano	A gate into Bassiano