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Bassano in Teverina

A tufa-spur borgo of 1,260 above the Tiber valley between Lazio and Umbria, with a clock tower that hides an eleventh-century animated bell tower.

Best time
Apr–Oct
By car
1 h 11 min from Rome
Population
1,260

Known for

  • CAMPANILE ANIMATO

    A rare animated bell tower, eleventh-century Romanesque, walled inside the sixteenth-century Torre dell'Orologio, with figures carved into its peperino.

  • HAZELNUTS

    Città della Nocciola of the Cimini hills, growing region of the Tonda Gentile Romana DOP between Viterbo and the Tiber.

  • TIBER VALLEY

    Last spur of the Cimini hills overlooking the Tiber, on the historic Via Amerina between Lazio and Umbria.

  • TUSCIA

    The commune also lies inside the Tuscia DOP production zone.

When to visit

Best · Apr–Oct

  • J11°
  • F14°
  • M15°
  • A19°
  • M24°
  • J29°
  • J34°
  • A33°
  • S27°
  • O22°
  • N16°
  • D12°
  • Best
  • Hot or crowded
  • Quiet
  • Mostly closed

Daytime averages, 2020–2024. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com.

The festa: Santi Fidenzio e Terenzio, 27 September

Why come

Bassano in Teverina sits on a tufa spur on the eastern offshoots of the Cimini hills, where Lazio meets Umbria above the Tiber valley. It is the smallest commune in the Tuscia Viterbese: 1,260 residents on a hill above the river. The town is built around the Torre dell'Orologio, a twenty-five-meter peperino tower with a hand-painted majolica clock from around 1700 on its face.

Inside it, walled into the structure, stands the Romanesque bell tower of the older church of the Madonna dei Lumi, built around 1100 and embedded within the new tower between 1559 and 1571 by the Madruzzo family. The inner bell tower is one of the rare Italian campanili animati, with anthropomorphic figures carved into its peperino columns. The Madonna della Quercia chapel, built 1674-1678, stands around the oak where a tile of the Madonna and Child was found. Bassano is a Borgo più Bello and a Città della Nocciola of the Tonda Gentile Romana DOP.

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How to get there

From Rome (FCO), about 1h 46m by car.

Ancona / Pescara (AOI) is about 3 hours away.

By car from the centre of Perugia 1h 28m or Siena 2 hours.

Coming by train into Roma Termini? Bassano in Teverina is about 1h 13m away by road.

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Bassano in Teverina, photo 1
Bassano in Teverina, photo 2

What to see

  • Torre dell'Orologio

    Twenty-five-meter peperino tower of around 1500 with majolica clock face from 1700, built around an older Romanesque bell tower by the Madruzzo family.

  • Campanile Animato (Madonna dei Lumi)

    Eleventh-century Romanesque bell tower walled inside the Torre dell'Orologio, with anthropomorphic figures carved into its peperino columns.

  • Santuario della Madonna della Quercia

    Built 1674-1678 around the oak where a tile of the Madonna and Child was found, on the road below the centro storico.

  • Centro storico

    Medieval ridge town on a tufa spur, one of the smallest in the Tuscia Viterbese, inscribed in I Borghi più Belli d'Italia.

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Where to eat

Not our picks, but places the guides put their name to: a Michelin star, a Gambero Rosso fork, a Slow Food snail, a Michelin Key for the hotels. Worth a table, a counter, or a night when you pass through.

Living here

  • Population 1,260
  • Commuter belti
  • Pharmacy in town
  • High school within a 30-minute drive
  • Nearest airport Rome, 1 h 46 min drive
  • Regional capital Roma, 1 h 11 min drive

Common questions

What is Bassano in Teverina known for?
Bassano in Teverina is a tufa-spur borgo of 1,260 above the Tiber valley between Lazio and Umbria, with a clock tower that hides an eleventh-century animated bell tower.
Where is Bassano in Teverina?
Bassano in Teverina is a comune in the province of Viterbo, in Lazio, at 304 meters above sea level.
What is the nearest airport to Bassano in Teverina?
Rome (FCO), about 1h 46m by car.
How long is the drive from Perugia to Bassano in Teverina?
About 1h 28m by car.
When is the best time to visit Bassano in Teverina?
Best in Apr–Oct. July is the warmest month, averaging 34 degrees, and December the wettest, with about 11 rain days.
Is there a sagra or a festival in Bassano in Teverina?
The town keeps its patron saint's day: Santi Fidenzio e Terenzio, 27 September.
Which other towns are like Bassano in Teverina?
Bomarzo, Allerona and Arrone.
How many people live in Bassano in Teverina?
1,260 at the 2023 count.
Tags & datadesignations · numbers · sources

The numbers

  • Elevation: 304 m
  • Population: 1,260
  • Surface area: 12.17 km²

These figures were compiled from public directories: ISTAT, OpenStreetMap and Wikidata, and from the official listings of the guides named on this page. Town details change; verify with official sources before you travel.

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