Known for one of the most famous natural monuments of Lazio, the Park of the Monsters, the population of this village of Tuscia meets in the great celebrations of the Palio di Sant’Anselmo that take place in April. Organized in honor of the town’s patron Saint Anselmo, celebrated on 24 Read more…
A weekend in Bomarzo with a fair at Palazzo Orsini dedicated to local food and wine products. A place of honor for old flour and bread made with these flours. On Sundays there are excursions in the woods to see the pyramid and the findings of the rock settlements.
A party dedicated to porcini mushrooms which, with the rains at the end of August, start to populate the woods for the pleasure of gourmets. An original way to experience the historic center of Bomarzo between tastings and live music.
Most people know about snails (escargot) in French cuisine but the Italian tradition has more distant roots in time and a particular taste that is being discovered all over the world. Snails have been the mysterious object and represent one of the most controversial foods, now elevated to an elite Read more…
The Snail Festival of Bomarzo in the Parco delle Stelle, the outdoor area that welcomes most of the events in this small village of Tuscia, is one of the most awaited events in June and this year of 2018, from 15th to 17th. The snails that are cooked during the Read more…
Bomarzo, known for the famous Parco dei Mostri (Park of Monsters) is now at the centre of another mystery: that of the Etruscan Pyramid or the Pyramid of Bomarzo. An object made from a single large-sized rock that has been excavated and transformed by man. This area of Tuscia was Read more…
Park of Monsters covers an area of 3 hectares. It is also known as the Sacred Wood or Villa of Wonders, a monumental complex, with special grotesque basalt sculptures depicting mythological animals, gods and monsters. The park was built by Prince Pier Francesco Orsini (called Vicino Orsini) and commissioned by Read more…
The first drawings of 1519 provided for the first wing of the new building, it features a courtyard, a loggia, stairs and other divisions. To avoid the bottlenecks of the medieval village a new access road was built below the castle creating a terraced garden sloping towards the valley and Read more…
Bomarzo falls within the Etruscan area and housed the great necropolis of Pianmiano, excavated in 1800s and today forgotten: an area chosen by the Etruscans for its shape, volcanic tuff rock and excellent travertine for the graves. Bomarzo passed from the Romans to the Papal State and in medieval times Read more…
What do St Peter’s Basilica, Villa D’Este in Tivoli, and Bomarzo Sacred Wood have in common? Each was completed by the architect Pirro Ligorio. This famous figure, following in the steps of Michelangelo, adopted the ‘Mannerist’ approach of elongated proportions, highly stylized poses, and in some cases a lack of Read more…
