UNDERGROUND VITERBO AND MUSEUM OF THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR

Viterbo Sotterranea gives strong emotions to adults and children with special guided tours to discover two distinct underground places: in addition to the classic open-door itinerary, also to the new monumental itinerary that is a fascinating journey through time with a visit to the Historical and Educational Museum of the Knights Templar in Viterbo Sotterranea, unique in Italy. From the Etruscan tunnels to the medieval ones, from the shelters of the Second World War to the “studiolo” built at the time by tombaroli, from the “medieval waste” to the Etruscan water pipes, up to an environment of great charm: the oldest underground place of worship in the historic center of Viterbo. Spectacular places that enchant adults and

The visit to the Underground City has recently been enriched with the “Museum of the Knights Templar”: on display relics, original objects, reconstructions and models that tell the fascinating history of the Templar and their close relationship with the city of Viterbo. Expert tour guides are ready to take, on tour, children and parents into the fantastic world of imagination, on a long journey through history

The Historical Museum of the Knights Templar enriches the offer of Treasures of Etruria and its Underground Viterbo, which have now become a real cultural and entertainment reference point in the capital of Tuscia and in central Italy.

The Templars and Viterbo, an essential combination, with many points of contact since the origin of the Order, a sort of temple birthright of Viterbo in Europe. All this is mainly thanks to Pope Eugene III, in exile, more than once, from Rome to Viterbo. Right here, in 1145, Eugene III, with the Quantum Praedecessores bull, began the

This and other curiosities about warrior monks, who merge the history of the Knights Templar with myth, can be discovered by visitors on a fascinating journey through time with a visit to the Historical and Educational Museum of the Knights Templar in Viterbo Sotterranea, unique in Italy.

The Museum, and the new underground monumental complex, can be visited every day, from 10 to 20, with a guided tour that leads to the discovery of these magical places. For more news: Tesori d'Etruria, Piazza della Morte 1 Viterbo 338.8618856