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Tuscania

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From the medieval walls of Tuscania, one can enjoy one of the most beautiful landscapes in Tuscia, with rolling hills and countryside largely protected as a nature reserve.

The Tuscan National Museum provides an insight into the area's past, with tuff sarcophagi and grave goods found in the tombs of the most important local families between the 4th and 2nd centuries BC.

At the end of the 19th century, it was customary to use sarcophagi as street furniture, so it is not surprising to find them in the central Piazza Basile, where the Town Hall is also located, or in some churches and historical buildings. Also worth seeing are Piazza Bastianini, with its 17th-century Grande fountain, the Cathedral, and the churches of Santa Maria Maggiore and San Pietro.

Typical dishes to try include lombrichelli (fresh handmade pasta), wild boar, lamb and abbacchio meat, and the special pan pizza made with cornmeal and sugar, cinnamon and sultanas, called "diomeneguardi".

Tuscania

01017 Tuscania VT, Italia

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