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Viterbo · Lazio
Things to see in Bomarzo
In Bomarzo the atlas lists 16 historic places: 12 archaeological sites, 2 historic villas and palaces, 1 fortress or tower and 1 museum.
For most of these places we don’t have verified opening hours yet: always check the official website before you go.
Don’t miss: Gardens of Bomarzo (1548), Manieristic monumental complex located in northern Lazio, Italy.
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16 places
Archaeological sites 12
Villas and palaces 2
Fortresses and towers 1
Museums 1
Getting there
By bus: Take a regional bus from Viterbo railway station (check with the schedules). The bus route starts at the Riello /p.zza G.Bruno bus terminal, but the closest bus stop to the railway station is v.le Trieste /N.Sauro-Gorizia. A journey take about 1/2 hour. Alternatively the same bus but in the opposite direction could be caught at the Orte Scalo railway station.
Get off at the 1 via Cavour stop at a small roundabout at Bomarzo. Walk downhill 400 m northwards via to the historical centre of the village. At the tiny piazza Matteotti turn left a bit uphill into the village until you come to the back facade of the Palazzo Orsini next to a small parking lot.
By car: From the Rome-Florence A1 Autostrada leave at Attigliano and follow signs to Bomarzo.
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What to see, according to Wikivoyage
Park of the Monsters: Sacro Bosco (Parco dei Mostri di Bomarzo) (disregard a road sign at the entrance to the historic centre as there is a shortcut. Instead at the small parking lot next to the Palazzo Orsini take a pedestrian come-down. Descend downhill until you reach a small road which leads towards the park. For more detailed directions check with this Italian page). The Park of the Monsters is the main Bomarzo's attraction. It is also referred to as the Sacred Grove or Monsters' Grove. It contains many strange larger-than-life sculptures, sculpted in the large lumps of volcanic rock that littered the area. It was put together by Pier Francesco Orsini in the 1570s. The many monstrous statues have, in their time, entertained princes and princesses and provided inspiration for poets, novelists and painters, including Salvador Dali. There is even an opera called “Bomarzo”.
During the 19th century and into the 20th the garden became overgrown and neglected, but in the 1970s a program of restoration was carried out. The garden is today a major tourist attraction and is guaranteed to entertain children who may be getting a bit fed up with medieval hill towns.
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