Viterbo Cathedral Church

Address: Piazza San Lorenzo 1, 01100 Viterbo VT, Italy

Admission: Free to enter (no regular admission charge)

Viterbo Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Lawrence, is the principal church of Viterbo in Lazio and dates mainly from the 12th century.

Constructed in the 12th century and modified in later centuries, the cathedral has served as the seat of the Diocese of Viterbo and has been part of the town’s ecclesiastical and civic life since the Middle Ages.

Sited in Piazza San Lorenzo in central Viterbo, the cathedral sits within the walled medieval town about 80 kilometres north of Rome.

• Architecture and setting: The cathedral dates principally to the 12th century and combines Romanesque structure with later Gothic additions; it faces the Piazza San Lorenzo close to the Palazzo dei Papi.

Viterbo Cathedral is in the historic centre of Viterbo. From Rome it’s roughly 80-100 km northwest and can be reached by car in about 1-1.5 hours via the A1 and regional roads; there is street parking near the old town. Regional trains run from Rome to Viterbo (journey about 1-1.5 hours), and from Viterbo’s station the cathedral is a short walk of around 5-15 minutes into the medieval centre.