The Anguillara Castle, a typical fortified manor house of the Viterbo section of the Tuscia region looms over the whole town of Faleria, which is clearly visible even from a distance on account of its imposing bulk.
Indeed it was the Anguillara, an extremely important family in Tuscia, who built the primitive castle at the end of the 13th century. They also restructured the town in the 16th century, enlarging their residence with a courtyard and loggia. The medieval Church of San Giuliano Ospitaliere, on the upper part of the flight of stairs near the castle, with its original bell-tower, was modified and embellished with paintings; some of it can be seen today after a recent restoration, which brought to light the original wooden ceiling.
One reaches the Piazza via a narrow passage below the walls, and the total, almost ghostly, silence of the ancient uninhabited town is fascinating, as is the magnificent view over the valley.
Faleria was originally inhabited by the Falisci, an ancient Italic people whose most important town was the nearby Civita Castellana. It benefited from the construction of the Via Flaminia, which the Romans commenced around the third century BC.
Celebrations in honour of St Julian in May and the “Festa della Frustica”, a lively blend of folklore and music, in July are not to be missed.