Discover 4 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Tuscania (Italy). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: San Pietro Church, Church of Saint Mary Major, and comune. Also, be sure to include San Giacomo in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Tuscania (Lazio).
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San Pietro Church
San Pietro is a Romanesque and Gothic-style, Roman Catholic church just outside Tuscania, in the province of Viterbo, in the region of Lazio, Italy.
The façade has a large rose window, decked with mosaics, hedged at the corners by the symbols of the Four Evangelists, and flanked by reliefs with elaborate carvings of plants, a menagerie of animals, and a complex iconography of saints and figures of the Old Testament.
Below is a loggia and on the ground is a sculpted main portal with a large rounded arch. The nave is flanked by rounded Romanesque arches and leads to a chancel with a ciborium over the main altar. The chancel has a geometric mosaic floor. The crypt has gothic tracery.[1]
Address: Str. S. Pietro, 01017 Tuscania
Church of Saint Mary Major
Also known as: Chiesa di Santa Maria Maggiore
Santa Maria Maggiore is an ancient Romanesque basilica church located at the foot of Colle di San Pietro in Tuscania, Province of Viterbo, Region of Lazio, Italy. Atop the hill is the Basilica of San Pietro.[2]
Address: Strada Provinciale 12, Tuscania, 01017 Tuscania
Comune
City hall
Address: Piazza F. Basile, 4, 01017 Tuscania
San Giacomo
Church
Address: Piazza Domenico Bastianini, 01017 Tuscania