Day 01
Discover Medieval Bolsena and Santa Cristina
- The guided tour of Bolsena will help you discover a beautiful medieval village in the heart of Tuscia, overlooking the lake of the same name with crystal clear waters. It starts from the Gothic-style Church of San Salvatore and the fountain in the square, from which you can enjoy a beautiful view of the lake - a perfect place to take panoramic photos - before entering the castle district and walking through the picturesque alleys of the village.
- We then reach the oldest heart of the town, the Rocca Monaldeschi della Cervara, which houses the Territorial Museum of Lake Bolsena. Its irregular shape, four towers, and fortified walls immediately take us back to medieval times.
- Continuing the discovery of the village among picturesque views and Renaissance palaces, you can admire the famous Medici fountain, nicknamed the Fountain of San Rocco because, according to legend, San Rocco, passing through Bolsena, stopped to quench his thirst there and wet a wound on his thigh, which miraculously healed.
- From that moment on, the water in the fountain has been considered miraculous and is blessed every 16 August during a celebratory mass. We continue among legends and stories of the village until we arrive at the Cathedral of Santa Cristina, a monumental complex made up of several buildings, including the Romanesque-style Basilica.
- The oldest part of the complex consists of the catacombs and the Grotto of Santa Cristina, at the center of which is the Altar of the Miracle with the footprints of the Saint.
- The guided tour ends with a visit to the beautiful Baroque chapel on the left side of the church, the Chapel of the Miracle, which houses the marble altar on which the prodigious event connected to the Eucharistic Miracle took place, from which the religious solemnity of Corpus Domini derives.
