Easy hikes and walks around Urban Park Citta' di Sutri

Beautiful place to visit

Porta Romana also known as Porta Franceta The arch with a vault constructed in large blocks of peperino is incorporated under the bell-tower. The arch dates back to the 2nd century B.C. and has been identified with the entrance to the Roman forum of the city. Rising above it there is the bell tower and a clock. The first mention about its transformation date is from around 1722 when the architect Filippo Barigioni was entrusted with the task of carring out the work. Then in 1922 Enrico Martini made some changes to the arch adding the central decorations. After the two world wars it became a war memorial as well. It was the main destination for pilgrims traveling the Via Francigena, reaching Sutri as the last stop before Rome.

The village of Sutri is located on the Via Cassia, it is worth a stop to visit the wonderful archaeological area and the rock necropolis

There are a few shops in the city center and a lot of very narrow streets 🤣 If you're nearby you can drive through.

In 1207 Innocent III consecrated the Ancient Cathedral of S. Maria Assunta (already enlarged by Pope Sergius III in 908) whose works lasted for about fifty years. For the occasion he brought as a gift to the city the beautiful panel of the Byzantine Christ still on display. At least another eight hundred years must be added to the eight hundred years of history considering that Sutri was one of the first episcopal seats in the world (465 AD first bishop St. Eusebius). Today it is possible to admire in all its splendor the Romanesque bell tower and the Cosmatesque floor. The visitor passionate about the sacred will not miss the beauty of the Crypt believed by some scholars to even date back to the Lombard era. (c) https://www.parchilazio.it/sutri-schede-524-cattedrale_di_santa_maria_assunta

Built by order of Innocent XIII, it mirrors the Tower of the Winds of the Quirinale Palace, erected in 1723 by the same Pope. It would seem that the Sutrina Tower is a year older than the one on the Quirinale, almost as if the Pope wanted to do a dress rehearsal here. It is located above a Roman arch from the Republican era. (c) https://comune.sutri.vt.it/vivere-il-comune/luoghi/la-torre-dellorologio/

Piazza Cavour is really small and is surrounded by many beautiful buildings with simple but elegant decorations. In the center, a medium-sized fountain in peperino. It is of the so-called "spindle" model, with a structure in the middle decorated with leaves and flowers in relief on the tip and four straws that start from the mouth of a leonine figure. It is a "copy" fountain, since it is exactly the same as the ancient one from the 13th century that is in Piazza della Morte in Viterbo, the "capital" of Tuscia. In fact, this one in Sutri was built in the 1930s by the master Alfredo Maggini. Let's say that fountains of this kind, which are also found in other centers in the area, are a bit of a "brand" of belonging to the same culture. Silent and peaceful, the square-with-fountain is ideal for a good coffee break in the nearby bar.

Further information about Maerten de Vos (for the Flemish or art lovers :-): Maerten de Vos, variations Ma(a)rten (1531 or 1532 - 3 December 1603) was a Southern Netherlandish painter. Like his teacher Frans Floris, Maerten de Vos also spent several years in Italy, which is noticeable in his style and use of colour. He stayed in Rome from around 1552. He was one of the favourite painters in Antwerp for the refurbishment of the churches after the Beeldenstorm. His work shows the influence of Jacopo Tintoretto. Works by Maerten de Vos hang in the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, the Cathedral of Antwerp, the Abbey of Grimbergen and the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, among others. (c) https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maerten_de_Vos