Viterbo is a comune (township) in the Lazio region of central Italy, and the capital of Viterbo province, 4225 1206E, at 326 m (1070 ft) above sea-level. It is approximately 100 kilometers (60 mi) north of Rome.
It was once presumed to have been founded by Etruscans, but the source of this belief, still not eradicated from the popular mind, was the work of one of its more colorful natives, a medieval forger named Annio.
Its main claim to fame is as “the town of the Popes”: the Popes had a country residence there, which may still be seen; and it thus became the site of important church councils, and in particular of the first conclave. Its beautiful historical center was conceived in the Middle Ages and preserves the essential style of the medieval architecture of central Italy, with many “palazzi”.
The town hosts the Italian gold reserves, an important Academy of Fine Arts, the University of Tuscia and a wide thermal area.
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