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Faleria

Stabia, Stabla and Faleria

  • Discover Faleria

    Faleria is a country of more than 2000 people, which is about 40 Km from the chief town Viterbo. It is located on the left side of the Via Flaminia, between the towns of Rignano, Calcata and Civita Castellana.


    It is surrounded by the massive side of Mount Soratte on a side and by the Monti Cimini and Sabatini on the other. This makes the landscape really very impressive therefore Faleria is a pleasant village in which to fully keep in touch with nature.


    Many are in fact the tours that you can do on Mount Soratte, starting with the visit of the bunker from the Second World War.


    The town was founded on a tufa rock which then falls into a deep gorge. The medieval part of the village is now almost completely abandoned and is located on the tip of the tufa spur.


    Many events are organized every year, especially dedicated to food and wine, among which we mention the Wild Boar Festival and Truffle one.

  • What to see in Faleria

  • History of Faleria

    Once known as Stabia, Stabia, and finally Stabbia Castrum, Faleria owes its ancient name to the "Stabulum" ie an old horse-changing station, which was located on site.

    Some people anyway think that the name of the town derives from "stabilis", with reference to its tuff foundation. The present name dates back only to 1873.

    The first human settlement occurred in the area surrounding the tuffaceous rock called "Rocchetta", located under the Casaccia Footer Castle

    Within this area in fact were found many traces of human settlements, many of which date back to the archaic era.

    News of the feud Stabia are reported in some official documents of the Popes John XIX and Benedict IX. At that times Stabla was considered a fief and was formerly owned by the Anguillara, who kept it until the seventeenth century.

    A date remains famous: November 1, 1504, when Girolama Farnese, wife of Giuliano Anguillara, was suspected of attempting with the help of her lovers, to poison her own son, Julian.

    When the Anguillara family built their own castle, the village took on the appearance of a fortified settlement until, in XVI, the town expanded more and it was necessary to establish a new boundary wall.

    In the second half of the seventeenth century all assets of the Anguillara, including Stabia, were sold to Prince Borghese.

    In the nineteenth century the village still had its walls which were built some centuries before, but outside it the new village began to settle.

    In the twentieth century the Renaissance walls were demolished and the Town Hall was built.

    Finally, between 1971 and 1973 the old village was completely evacuated because of a high crash risk.

  • Events Faleria

    • Festival of aniseed donuts and tozzettos: The festival takes place in mid-May, on the occasion of the feast for the patron San Giuliano, with delicious tastings and live music.
    • Feast of San Giuliano: in mid-May the patron of Faleria, San Giuliano precisely, is celebrated and on this occasion the Festival of aniseed donuts and tozzettos also takes place.
    • Truffle Festival: the event takes place in late June with many tastings of truffles, music, entertainment and dancing.
    • Wild boar festival: at the end of June you can taste the wild boar in company of good live music.
    • Faleria under the castle: the event takes place in mid-September and it is an occasion where wine, food, music and culture meet toghether,framed by the historic old town of Faleria.
    • Youth Festival of Faleria: the end of July we celebrate our young people with three days of theater and many shows for children and adults.
    • Frustica national holiday: this event takes place in late June with a parade of folk music band, Bavarian-themed dinner and Majorettes national competition.

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  • Typical Products of Faleria

    • Extra virgin olive oil: resulting from local olive groves, it has a distinctive rich flavor and an intense color. It is an excellent seasoning for many typical local dishes.