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Tuscia is a haven for cultural tourism. It is also a country of volcanoes and is rich with gifts that nature has bestowed on it and abounds with rivers, lakes and streams, hot and cold mineral springs, forests of oak, beech, fir and chestnut.
Fields of olive trees are scattered on the hills in this quiet corner of Southern Etruria, only an hours' drive from Rome.
Golf players find here, not far from Sutri, one of the most beautiful championship golf courses in Italy. Over recent years tourism has uncovered a gradually developing gastronomic delight. Many restaurants offer good food, many dishes from ancient traditional recipes and using natural agricultural products.
In the VII century B.C. the Etruscans were exporting wine and olive oil throughout the Mediterranean. Today, the wine "EST EST EST" and cold-pressed olive oil are typical products of this area. These products are acknowledged as some of the finest in the world, often produced in small cottage industries and truly deserve increased recognition.
Some of the producers offer a degustation, where one can taste the various wines, cheeses and olive oil:
Azienda Agricola "Villa Puri" - Vino Est Est Est
Via Marconi, 86 - Bolsena
Tel. e Fax 0761 79 71 38 - Tel. 340 71 94 621
Frantoio Oleario Casasole - Cold-pressed olive oil
Via Cassia Km. 112 - Bolsena
Tel. e Fax 0761 79 89 89 - Tel. 335 38 77 77
Contact your guide to get more information and full details about:
Visiting hours and tickets for places of interest.
Hotels and restaurants in Tuscia
Thematic and personal itineraries.
Festivals and events.
Distances from Bolsena:
Rome - 100 km.
Fiumicino Airport - 100 km.
Civitavecchia Harbour - 80 km.
Viterbo - 30 km.
A guide to Rome in French is available:www.arterome.com
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