Rates from 145.0801 to 261.1442

Rooms: 43

Suites: 0

Floors: 2

Check In: 1500

Check Out: 1200

PALACE HOTEL RELAIS FALISCO Description:
RELAIS FALISCO IS IN THE HEART OF TOWN OF CIVITACASTELLANA 35 KM FAR FORM VITERBO. THE HISTORYOF THIS TOWN IS BOTH FASCINATING AND TORMENTED.IT RISES FROM THE RUINS OF ANTIQUE FALERII, THEPOLITICAL AND CULTURAL CENTRE OF THE FALISCIPEOPLE. FAITHFUL ALLIES OF THE ETRUSCAN POLEIS,IN THE III CENTURY BC, FALERII WAS ATTACKED ANDCONQUERED BY THE ROMANS THAT OBLIGED THEINHABITANTS TO LEAVE AND TO BUILD FALERII NOVI.AFTER ALMOST 1500 YEARS THE FALISCI PEOPLEREPOSSESSED THE ANCIENT CITY, LEAVING US THEPLEASURE OF ADMIRING THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE OFFALERII NOVI, VISIBLE ONLY IN PART. THE GROUPS OFBUILDINGS, WHICH MAKE UP THE HOTEL, ENCIRCLE ACHARMING INTERNAL COURTYARD A CHARACTERISTICPIAZZETTA VISIBLE FROM THE RESTAURANT AND NEARLYALL OF THE BEDROOMS. THANKS TO A CAREFULRESTORATION, THIS ANTIQUE MANSION HAS REGAINEDITS PAST SPLENDOR, PROVIDING VISITORS WITHAUTHENTIC EXAMPLES OF A VARIETY OF ARCHITECTURALSTYLES DATING FROM THE 1600S TO THE PRESENT DAY.AT THE RELAIS FALISCO, EVERYTHING HAS BEENSTUDIED WITH A METICULOUS EYE FOR DETAIL SO AS TOCREATE AN ELEGANT AND RELAXING ATMOSPHERE. THEROMANTIC HALL WITH FIREPLACE AND THE PANORAMICTERRACE ARE IDEAL SETTINGS WHERE TO ENJOY MOMENTSOF LEISURE. BE IT CHATTING AMONGST FRIENDS,READING AN ABSORBING NOVEL OR SAVORING A FINEGLASS OF WINE. THE 8 SUITES, THE JACUZZI WITHINAN ETRUSCAN CAVE, AND THE WATCHTOWER WITH ITSWONDERFUL VIEWS, ADD EXTRA APPEAL TO THE HOTEL.CELEBRITIES WHO HAVE SLEPT IN THE HOTEL INCLUDEKING VITTORIO EMANUELE II AND GABRIELE DANNUNZIO.


PALACE HOTEL RELAIS FALISCO Nearby Attractions:
CIVITA CASTELLANA IN THIS PLACE LONG AGO, FALERIIWAS BORN, THE ANCIENT CAPITAL OF THE FALISCI,THAT WAS FORTIFIED BY THE SURROUNDING NATURE WITHHIGH AND RUGGED ROCKS. AFTER MANY MILITARYEVENTS, DEFEATS, ARMISTICES, TREATIES, ANDALLIANCES DURING THE IV CENTURY AND THE YEAR 241B.C. DUE TO THE UMPTEENTH REVOLT, THE ROMANSCONQUERED, LOOTED AND THEN FORCED THE INHABITANTSTO BUILD A NEW CENTER ON THE PLAIN, THUS,FALERII. THE TUFACEOUS SPUR BORDERED BY THEWATERS OF THE TIO MAGGIORE PURGATORIO IN THENORTH, THE RIO FILETTO IN THE SOUTH AND TREIA INTHE WEST WAS REINFORCED BY A LARGE WALL IN THEEAST WHERE TODAY WE CAN STILL SEE THE MAJESTICSANGALLO FORT. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUSEXAMPLES OF MILITARY ARCHITECTURE OF THERENAISSANCE PERIOD THAT EXPLOITED THE FALISCOPREPARATION FOR DEFENCE. THE URBAN CENTER DIDNOT ONLY COVER THE PROMINENT POLITICAL ROLE OFTHE REGION BUT ALSO THE RELIGIOUS ROLE. BESIDESTHE EXAMPLES OF RELIGIOUS TERRA COTTA EX VOTOTHERE ARE REMAINS OF ETRUSCAN ARCHITECTURE FALISCA DECORATIONS IN SLABS AND POLYCHROME HIGH RELIEFS. THERE ARE THE RUINS OF THE TEMPLE OFSCASATO, THE END OF IV III CENT. B.C., ALSO KNOWNAS APOLLO BECAUSE OF A CLAY BUST OF THE GOD THATWAS DISCOVERED THERE, CLOSE TO THE HEROICPORTRAIT OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT BY LISIPPO AND ANEXPRESSIVE HEAD OF ZEUS. IN THE ADJACENT RISE OFVIGNALE THERE ARE ANOTHER TWO PLACES OF WORSHIP,KNOWN AS THE TEMPLES MINOR AND MAJOR THE END OFTHE VI III CENT. B.C., WHERE ANTEFIXES WERE FOUNDIN THE HEADS OF SLLENO, MENADI, GIUNONE SOSPITAAND THE STATUES OF THE FACE OF MERCURY. BELOW,ALONG THE RIO PURGATORIO ROUTE, WE FIND THESANTUARIES OF THE SASSI CADUTI V I CENTURY B.C.,DEDICATED TO MERCURY WITH A POLYCHROME ACROTERIUMWITH TWO FIGHTING WARRIORS OF THE CAPPUCCINI ANDOF CELLE VI B.C. II CENT. A.D., HAD FAIRLY MODESTCHAMBER TOMBS THAT WERE ARRANGED WITH SIMPLEBENCHES IN NICHES DUG OUT IN THE WALLS. THENECROPOLI ARE OUTSTRETCHED ONTO ROCKS NEAR PENNA,VALSIAROSA, FERRANO


Driving direction to PALACE HOTEL RELAIS FALISCO:
BY PLANE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OF LEONARDO DAVINCI FIUMICINO 80 KM. BY TRAIN RAILWAYSTATION CIVITA CASTELLANA 2 KM. BY CAR FROM ROMEOR FLORENCE HIGHWAY A1 EXIT MAGLIANO SABINA.FOLLOW INDICATIONS FOR CIVITA CASTELLANA. FROMROME OR TERNI VIA FLAMINIA. EXIT CIVITACASTELLANA. FROM ROME OR VITERBO VIA CASSIA.EXIT NEPI RONCIGLIONE. DIRECTION NEPI CIVITACASTELLANA. FROM THESE THREE DIRECTIONS, WHEN YOUARRIVE IN CIVITA CASTELLANA FOLLOW INDICATIONFOR CATHEDRAL DUOMO DEI COSMATI. JUST ON THERIGHT OF THE CATHEDRAL SQUARE YOU WILL FIND VIADON MINZONI.


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