Municipality of Gallese
Lat. 42.73935 Long. 11.86333
Via Filippini, 1
01035 Gallese (VT) Italy
Tel. ++39 0761870043
(37,30 square km with 2807 inhabitants: Gallesi)
The characteristic village is located in the valley of the Tiber. According to a popular legend the first stone of Gallese was put by Haleso, the son
of Agamennone who gave birth to the stock of the Faliscans. As it is testified by numerous documents and historical finds, the origins of the village are really
very old. In the area there are numerous Etruscan sites, where it is possible to visit a multiplicity of tombs of various typologies. In 733 the village was
sold by the duke of Spoleto, Trasimondo to Gregorio III and the village became a bishopÕs see. The village was always devoted to the Church to which it
consecrated two popes: Martino V in 882 and Romano I in 892.
PLACES TO VISIT
The church of St. Famiano. It was built in 1155 on the cave where the Patron of the village St. Famiano was buried. Located not much far from the village, on the road leading to Civita Castellana, it has been modified in the 16th century and later brought to its original architecture.
PLACES TO VISIT
Historic centre It is abandoned since long time, even if since long time the municipal administration has approved a project of recovery and restoration.
St. Julians Church
It was built in the 13th century and it has been recently restored.
