Castel Viscardo is a ''

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'' (municipality) in the

Province of Terni The Province of Terni ( it, Provincia di Terni) is the smaller of the two provinces in the Umbria region of Italy, comprising one-third of both the area and population of the region. Its capital is the city of Terni. The province came into bein ...

in the Italian region

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, The town lies about 60 km southwest of

Perugia Perugia (, , ; lat, Perusia) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber, and of the province of Perugia. The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and par ...

and about 35 km northeast of Terni. Castello castelviscardo

Castel Viscardo borders the following municipalities: Acquapendente, Allerona,

Castel Giorgio Castel Giorgio is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Terni in the Italian region Umbria, located about southwest of Perugia and about 60 km northwest of Terni on the Alfine Highland, facing the Lake Bolsena. The municipality of Cast ...

, Orvieto.

Frazioni

Monterubiaglio is a ''paesello'', a small hilltop village, below Castel Viscardo. The name Monterubiaglio literally means "red garlic mountain". Monterubiaglio has approximately 600 inhabitants, but during the summer time the population grows much larger as it is a popular vacation spot for persons who are originally from the village but may have moved elsewhere such as

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. Since 2006, the Department of Classics at

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has been excavating an Etrusco-Romano site just below Monterubiaglio. The excavation has yielded a number of finds and structures that date from the 8th century BCE to the 10th CE

Local agriculture is a primary industry, particular viticulture, and its production is part of the Orvieto wine-producing region, which is best known for the white wine Orvieto Classico. Lately, however, some wine growers have produced a new label "Monrubio", which is a red wine.

References

External links

Official website
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