Sutri is a very ancient city whose origins go back to the late bronze age, but it was with the Etruscans that it became most developed. Located in a strategic point that acts as a connection between Etruscan and Roman territories, it was long disputed between the two peoples. Definitively conquered by the Roman Empire, the city was involved in fights between the Lombards and Byzantines for control of central Italy. Occupied first by the Lombards in 728, it was given by King Liutprand to Pope Gregory II becoming the first centre of the Church State.
What not to miss
The amphitheatre (I century B.C.- I century A.C.), one of the greatest antique monuments of Tuscia and Lazio. The Church of the Madonna del Parto, which was probably originally a sepulchre, transformed in mithreaeum and became in the medieval period a Christian ipogea. The Museum of the Patrimonium, which collects together Medieval and Roman Sutri. In 2012, the Museum hosts temporarily the bronze statue of Efebo, found in Sutri in 1912, dating back to the first imperial period. The Duomo, which preserves a remarkable floor in the Cosmati style. The commemoration of the Passion of Christ.
Why it received the "Orange flag", seal of tourism and environmental quality
The town is immersed in a naturalistic context of merit (Park of the Ancient city of Sutri) and presentsnumerous important historical-cultural attractions, which are valorised also through efficient information panels. The accommodation and cuisine offered is good and varied. The events calendarproposed by the town's local government is rich
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