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ITINERARY
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parks
THE REGIONAL PARK OF
MARTURANUM AND OF THE
ANTICHISSIMA CITTÀ DI SUTRI
AND THE REGIONAL RESERVE
OF LAKE VICO
UPPER LAZIO WAS SHAPED BY VOLCANOES IN THEIR
EXPLOSIVE PHASE resulting in the lower range of the
Monti Cimini and in the beautiful lakes of Bolsena,
Mezzano, Vico, Bracciano and Martignano that form
a fascinating landscape.
Evidence of human presence, Etruscan and Roman,
blends with flourishing vegetation favoured by the acid
composition of the volcanic soil. The area is enriched
by deep valleys carved into the tufa by wind and water.
An idea of the “silva cimina” that actually hindered
the expansion of the Romans, can be had by climbing
up the Venere and Fogliano mountains and looking
over Lake Vico. This is one of the most beautiful and
best preserved lake basins in central Italy, born of an
active volcano a million years ago which today feeds
numerous thermal-mineral springs.
Not too far from here, the regional park of
Marturanum and of the Antichissima Città di Sutri
offer an unforgettable glimpse of Etruscan Lazio. Tufa
gorges, necropoli and walls remind us of the people
who lived here before us, and the amphitheatre of
Sutri, entirely dug out of tufa, is truly spectacular.
A unique environment of exceptional value with
uncontaminated wildlife.
Lake Vico.
the park in numbers
Suburban Park of Marturanum
Management: Municipality of Barbarano Romano
Surface: 1,220 hectares - Instituted: 1984
Urban Park Antichissima Città di Sutri
Management: Municipality of Sutri
Surface: 7 hectares - Instituted: 1988
Nature Reserve of Lake Vico
Management: Municipality of Caprarola (VT)
Surface: 3,300 hectares - Instituted: 1982
Natural Monument of Pian Sant’Angelo
Management: Natural Monument of Pian Sant’Angelo
Surface: 254 hectares - Instituted: 2000
FLORA
Woods of beech, Turkey oak and huge chestnut
trees cover most of the slopes of the ancient
crater of Vico. The so-called depressed beech
wood (because of the lake climate it grows at a
lower-than-average altitude, hence the name) of
the Fondo delle Tavole is a breathtaking sight.
Above: Anacamptis Pyramidalis.
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