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Oriolo Romano
Oriolo Romano
is a
comune
in the
Province of Viterbo
in the
Italian region
Latium
, located about
northwest
of
Rome
and about south of
Viterbo
on a hilly area near the ancient
Via Clodia
.
Main sights
Palazzo Altieri
di
Oriolo
, enlarged in 1674 during the papacy of
Clement X
, a member of the
Altieri family
. It has frescoes with stories of the
Old Testament
and
landscapes
of Altieri's former fiefs.
Fontana delle Picche
,
fountain
designed by
Jacopo Barozzi da Vignola
.
Olmate
, a complex of tree-sided alleys which
connects
Oriolo to Montevirginio, a
frazione
of
Canale Monterano
.
Parco
della
Mola
, located in
the middle
of a
wonderful
national park
just a few
km
away from the main village. La Mola offers perfect
hiking trails
, a natural
thermal
water bath
and a small but suggestive lake with a
waterfall
.
