Sutri

Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia

AlMare (Wikimedia Commons user)Madonna Del Parto InsidePublic domain
Fiat 500ePanorama di Sutri CC BY-SA 4.0
AlMare (Wikimedia Commons user)Amphitheatre of SutriPublic domain
Livioandronico2013Appian Way CC BY-SA 4.0
Fabri18 [Fabrizio Diciotti]Galleno, via Francigena lastricata e Osteria di Greppi (Fab18 2015)CC BY-SA 4.0
AlMare (Wikimedia Commons user)Madonna Del Parto OutsidePublic domain
Croberto68Sutri - Porta vecchia 2Public domain
Croberto68Sutri - Torre degli Arraggiati 2Public domain
Croberto68Sutri - Villa Savorelli 3 CC BY 3.0
G.HagedornSutri with Cathedral Santa Maria Assunta2 CC BY-SA 3.0

In 728 the Lombard king Liutprand handed Sutri to Pope Gregory II, a gift seen as the start of the Church's temporal power. The town sits on a narrow tufa hill ringed by ravines beside the Via Cassia, and across the road lie its ancient sights: an amphitheatre carved out of the rock, dozens of Etruscan tombs and a Mithraeum later turned into a church.

Highlights

The Roman amphitheatre, carved entirely out of the tufa (IT)
Madonna del Parto, a rock-cut Mithraeum later converted into a church
The Etruscan necropolis, with dozens of tombs cut into the rock
The feast of Sant'Antonio on 17 January, with a cavalcade through the old town
The Sagra del Fagiolo della Regina, around the patron's feast on 16 September

Text adapted from Wikipedia (Sutri (IT), Sutri (EN)), Wikivoyage (Sutri (IT), Sutri (EN)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Population: 6,663

Things to see

Co-Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary (IT)
Monte Rocca Romana (IT)
Chiesa di Santa Croce (IT)
Museo di Palazzo Doebbing (IT)
San Francesco (IT)
San Rocco (IT)
San Sebastiano (IT)

Events through the year

Festa di Sant'Antonio Abate Religious · 17 January, palio the following SundayCavalry parade through the old town, then a horse palio
Corpus Domini infiorata Religious · Corpus Domini (late May or June)Procession and flower carpet along the main street
Festival Barocco Music and arts · SummerClassical concerts, often free, in San Francesco and the amphitheatre
Mercatantia Historical · Friday to Sunday, usually late JulyMedieval fair with games, duels and re-enactments at the amphitheatre
Feast of Santa Dolcissima Religious · 16 SeptemberProcession with the saint's statue; torchlight and fireworks in the amphitheatre
Sagra del Fagiolo della Regina Food and wine · Weekends around 16 SeptemberFestival of the local Regina bean
Living nativity scene Seasonal · ChristmasHeld at the rock-cut necropolis

Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.

Adapted from Wikipedia (Sutri), Wikivoyage (Sutri). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Specialities of Lazio

Typical of the region rather than of this village.

Jon SullivanPecorino romano cheesePublic domain
Pecorino romanoCheese
it:Lasagnolo9Ricotta fresca CC BY-SA 4.0
RicottaCheese
Penne all'arrabbiataBread and pasta
Pasta with broccoliBread and pasta
Pasta with broad beansBread and pasta
Jerome ProhaskaPuntarelle stehend CC BY-SA 4.0
PuntarelleLocal produceShoots of bitter chicory

Adapted from Wikipedia (Cucina laziale). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where to sleep

6 places to stay within 3 km

B&Bs and guest houses 4
Hotels 1
Hostels 1

Thermal baths nearby

Hot spring: Tuscia Terme · ~30 min by car
Hot spring: Sorgente Solfurea · ~35 min by car
Hot spring: Solfatara Diosilla · ~35 min by car
Hot spring: Solfatara vecchia · ~36 min by car
Hot spring: Sorgenti San Cristoforo · ~36 min by car
Hot spring: Sorgenti dell’Asinello · ~36 min by car
Hot spring: Sorgente Bagno del Papa · ~37 min by car
Hot spring: Pozzo San Valentino · ~37 min by car