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Villa Savorelli (15th-18th century) is the testimony of centuries of history that – from the Renaissance through the Baroque and up to the Romantic Age – have shaped architecture and nature in an evocative ensemble among the most important among the historic villas of the Tuscia Viterbese. Built on 3 floors, with a square plan, it is currently set up to host events and houses the headquarters of the Regional Park. The complex also includes the underlying Italian garden that preserves within it real plant monuments: laurel hedges and centuries-old boxwood specimens. The garden is divided into 3 panels, 2 of which depict the ancient coat of arms of the Savorelli family and the third, the oldest, between the Villa and the Church of the Madonna del Monte. The latter today presents a composite structure in which different architectural styles coexist. Born as a medieval church, originally with a rectangular plan, it was only transformed in 1725 with the opening of the apse, to give the structure a greater sense of perspective; with the consequent creation of the 2 side chapels, the positioning of columns leaning against the walls. The facade was also worked on, developed vertically according to the Borromini style, with 2 bell towers capable of making the church, erected on the highest point of the hill, a soaring building clearly visible from the city. The Savorelli compendium is completed with a forest of centuries-old holm oaks (Quercus ilex) set at different heights, already called the “Sacred Forest” for centuries, in reference to the ancient pagan belief that imagined woods and forests populated by nymphs, goblins and fauns, symbolic personifications of nature's eternal capacity for renewal. (c) https://www.retedimorestorichelazio.it/dimora/vt/sutri/villa-savorelli/

The beautiful Sutri

Inside the garden of Villa Savorelli is the Church of S. Maria del Monte, rebuilt by the Muti-Papazzurri family at the beginning of the 18th century only after a special episcopal permit, which bound the family to allow its use by the people. Rebuilt according to a design by Sebastiano Cipriani on the site of a previous building, it has an imposing façade, of Borrominian influence, flanked by two bell towers and surmounted by a tympanum with a broken and recessed frame. Two pillars with projecting pilaster strips delimit the concave central area, in which the portal opens with the large window above. The interior, rather small compared to the size of the façade, is composed of a small hall with a cross plan. The façade, in Baroque style, is flanked by two bell towers while the interior is composed of a small hall with a Greek cross plan. (c) https://www.comune.sutri.vt.it/vivere-il-comune/luoghi/chiesa-di-santa-maria-del-monte/

The Parco Naturale Regionale dell'Antichissima Città di Sutri is a beautiful green oasis that offers a rich historical and natural beauty. The park includes the historic park around Villa Savorelli from the 18th century, located on a high tuff rock. It protects an extraordinary area full of archaeological finds perfectly integrated into a context of extraordinary beauty. The park also includes the Borgo, the Roman Amphitheater, the Church of the Madonna del Tempio, the Necropolis, the Underground Church of the Madonna del Parto, and the Church of Santa Maria del Monte.

The Chiesa della Madonna del Parto in Sutri is a unique church carved entirely out of tuff stone. Dating from the 13th-14th centuries, this church was originally a Mithraeum, a temple dedicated to the Eastern god Mithras, from the 3rd century. The church has a square vestibule with frescoes depicting the Madonna and Saints, San Cristoforo and events related to the life of San Michele del Gargano. The main space is divided by tuff pillars into three naves. The church is now an important part of the urban park of the ancient city of Sutri.

it was born as a temple and then as a church

Ancient Church. Was previously a temple of the Mithraic cult. You can even see the gutter through which the blood of the bull victims drained

beautiful park outside Sutri, very relaxing and with exhibits to visit. Highly recommended