Some 17km north of Viterbo at Bomarzo, the Parco dei Mostri is an eccentric folly that will entertain kids and adults alike. The brainchild of Vicino Orsini, Bomarzo's 16th-century ruler, the wooded park is populated by a strange and surreal cast of sculpted ogres, dragons, giants and animals.
Parco dei Mostri
Viterbo
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