holiday apartment Viterbo Viterbo Country House La Meridiana vacation rental bed and breakfast

Farm House in country side near Viterbo - Italy

Data of object

Type of object:	holiday apartment
Living area:	400 m²
Number of rooms:	7
Number of of sleeping accomodations (beds):	16
Number of bathsrooms:	4
Listing #:	4963

Farm house in a country side near Viterbo (Italy), with pool and horse center. We organize artistic and historical visits and horse-riding courses. Near Bolsena's and Vico's lakes, Tyrrhenian sea and Rome (only 80 Km).

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La Meridiana is a converted building of 1690, handsomely restored. You will find yourself in handsome country and very quiet surroundings. Good for short or long stays, since each apartment has at least some kitchen facilities. Near spa center of Viterbo and an artificial lake for angling.

Viterbo , Viterbo , Lazio , Italy

The hill where the Cathedral presently rises was inhabited by the Etruscans. The settlement was then destroyed by the Romans approximately in 310 b.C. During the Middle Ages, the city spread out considerably, thanks to the building of wall enclosures that are a peculiar feature still today. That period was also dominated by civil strife and by the conquest of the town by Frederick I Barbarossa in 1170. In the following years, the city witnessed the political struggle between Guelphs and Ghibellines, and then was unespectedly beseiged by emperor Frederick II, on whom it had to wage war harshly. Albornoz Fortress It seems that Cardinal Raniero Capocci, helped by the young woman who was later canonized with the name of St. Rosa, incited people to revolt. The period of splendour for Viterbo was the second half of the Thirteenth century, when noble palaces, churches and typically Mediaeval fountains were built, the built-up area was sizeably spread and the city was chosen as a papal seat, as popes were forced to flee from the fiery atmosphere of Rome. A few popes were elected in Viterbo, including Gregory X, Nicholas III and Martin IV. The latter brought the papal seat back to Rome in 1281. During the Renaissance, the Farneses changed Italy's political framework and were able to reach the apex of splendour and power, as they established a self-governing State, free from the Church rule, the Dukedom of Castro, under their own guidance.

Arrival and distances

Distance to next airport: Fiumicino - 120 km
Distance to next railway station: Viterbo Porta Romana - 2 km
Distance to next motorway: Orte - 25 km
Distance to next Shop: 1.5 km