Civita Castellana
A fortress on a tufa island, in a town that has made ceramics for two thousand years.
7 days outthe nearest is a 1 h 08 drive from Rome
Civita Castellana stands on a spur ringed by gorges, with a Sangallo fortress guarding the only way in and a cathedral porch signed by the Cosmati. Before Rome it was Falerii, the Faliscan capital, and the museum in the fort holds what came out of it.
The town still makes ceramics — it is one of the largest producers in Europe — and the workshops will put you at a wheel and let you take home what you make.
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With your handsA guided visit to the Casimiro Marcantoni ceramics museum, a lesson on the raw material and the tools, then designing and making a ceramic object to take home.
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With your handsVisit to the ceramics museum, then a hands-on session working the clay and making an object to take home.
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With your handsA ring walk starting from the farm down to the Rio Maggiore, touching archaeological sites including the Cavo degli Zucchi, followed by a visit to the dairy and a tasting of its…
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With your handsThree hours in the museum's workshop; bring four people and leave with a cup.
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On the trailGuided visit to the National Museum of the Agro Falisco, to Forte Sangallo and to the cathedral with its Cosmati mosaic porch, led by a licensed tourist and environmental guide.
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In the old stonesA Romanesque cathedral at Civita Castellana, from the twelfth century.
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In the old stonesA bridge at Civita Castellana, built by Filippo Barigioni.
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