Montefiascone - Main Sights

Main Sights

• Montefiascone Cathedral is one of the earliest structures by Michele Sanmicheli. Dedicated to Saint Margaret (Santa Margherita), the cathedral was a ruin in 1330 and took three centuries to rebuild. Subsequently, in 1670, it suffered a serious fire, with repairs taking a further decade. The interior was elaborately restored in 1893.
• The church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, also by Sanmicheli.
• The church of San Flaviano (built in 1032, repaired and enlarged in the Gothic style late in the 14th century), a curious double church of importance in the history of architecture; in its interior some 14th-century frescoes were discovered in 1896. In the crypt is the grave of a traveler who succumbed to excessive drinking of the local wine known as Est! Est!! Est!!!. The story is that his valet, who preceded him, wrote "est" on the doors of all the inns where good wine was to be had, and that here the inscription was thrice repeated.
• Rocca dei Papi is the remains of the old Papal summer residence. At the top of the hill it provides a tremendous view of Lago Bolsena.
• The town piazza is the place to see and be seen on a warm summer evening.
• Church of Santa Maria di Montedoro
• Falesco winery is located there.