Soriano nel Cimino | Zona archeologica di Malano

ARCHAEOLOGICAL AREA OF MALANO

Archaeological areas

The so-called Selva di Malano and the contiguous localities Sterpeta and Poggiarello constitute the northernmost part of the territory of Soriano, located at the extreme offshoots of the Cimini. Here there are scattered many remains of villages and necropolis of the Etruscan Roman period; but, more particularly, the Ancients used here many of the countless large volcanic boulders scattered on the ground, working them for the purposes inherent in their practices of life, burial and worship.

Soriano nel Cimino | Zona archeologica di Corviano

ARCHAEOLOGICAL AREA OF CORVIANO

Archaeological areas

In the extreme northern sector of the territory of Soriano, numerous villages developed in ancient times, which, in Roman times, were connected to each other by a stretch of the important Via Ferentiensis (proceeding from Ferentum towards Falerii Novi) and by its branches locals. Some of these villages remained alive even in the Middle Ages. Among the areas that present a greater amount of archaeological emergencies is the one in which the Corviano settlement was built, located on a wooded plateau of volcanic rock.

Soriano nel Cimino | Torre di Chia

TOWER OF CHIA

Towers

Chia is a small fraction of Soriano nel Cimino. The village, which stands in a panoramic position over the Tiber Valley, dates back to the medieval period. The surroundings are surrounded by rich wooded areas, where one of the most precious assets of the Sorianese artistic heritage stands: the Tower.

Soriano nel Cimino | Porta Romana

PORTA ROMANA

Gates

Porta Romana stands in the San Giorgio district. It gives access to the town to those coming from the Cimini family; it is the only survivor of the three gates that in the eighteenth century connected the town of Soriano to the main communication routes.

Soriano nel Cimino | Porta del Ponte

PORTA DEL PONTE

Gates

In the fourteenth century the walls of Soriano were built, equipped with four doors, the main one of which was Porta del Ponte. originally the gate was surrounded by a moat and equipped with a drawbridge; in the eighteenth century modifications were made to further embellish the building; destroyed a cause of the 1944 air raid, it was rebuilt maintaining the previous forms: the current layout shows the appearance of the one built in 1903 on a project by Angelo Santocchi.