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We came across Viterbo as a place to visit/stay quite by accident. We
were looking for a place to stay on our first night in Italy which
wasn't too far from Rome. Viterbo was described as an historic walled
city which was steeped in history and culture - and what a find it was.
The original "old city" still exists behind the original walls. The
streets are paved with cobble stones, and there is a good mixture of old
and new. We spent the better part of the day just wandering around the
streets and visiting the historic museum. The real find tho was the
markets. Not just a flea market though - it was more like a factory
outlet market. Clothes & shoes were the predominant item on sale -
and prices to die for. Leather shoes for 8 - 10 euro, wool scarves (a
must in the cold) for 3-5 euro, brand name denim jeans for 10-15 euro.
Just browsing took us about 2 hours.Did I mention it was cold? Just 6
degrees this morning, only got to about 14 all day.
Hint:if you plan to come to Italy then just bring what you can wear, do all
your shopping here. You can probable save yourself at least 1/2 what you
would pay back home.
Tonight we headed back to the
pizzeria we ate at last night - more great pizza and a few glasses of
almost excellent red wine (a perfect way to finish off the day)
Tomorrow we leave Viterbo and head for another old historic town in Tuscany -
Certaldo. It promises to be just as fascinating as Viterbo.
were looking for a place to stay on our first night in Italy which
wasn't too far from Rome. Viterbo was described as an historic walled
city which was steeped in history and culture - and what a find it was.
The original "old city" still exists behind the original walls. The
streets are paved with cobble stones, and there is a good mixture of old
and new. We spent the better part of the day just wandering around the
streets and visiting the historic museum. The real find tho was the
markets. Not just a flea market though - it was more like a factory
outlet market. Clothes & shoes were the predominant item on sale -
and prices to die for. Leather shoes for 8 - 10 euro, wool scarves (a
must in the cold) for 3-5 euro, brand name denim jeans for 10-15 euro.
Just browsing took us about 2 hours.Did I mention it was cold? Just 6
degrees this morning, only got to about 14 all day.
Hint:if you plan to come to Italy then just bring what you can wear, do all
your shopping here. You can probable save yourself at least 1/2 what you
would pay back home.
Tonight we headed back to the
pizzeria we ate at last night - more great pizza and a few glasses of
almost excellent red wine (a perfect way to finish off the day)
Tomorrow we leave Viterbo and head for another old historic town in Tuscany -
Certaldo. It promises to be just as fascinating as Viterbo.
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