An important part of being a guide is staying up to date with new discoveries and continuing to research.
It’s not easy during peak tourism season, but I couldn’t miss yesterday afternoon’s conference at the Priors’ Palace about the start of a new archaeological excavation. The findings are already revealing the existence of an imperial palace built for Frederick II.
This 13th-century palace was partly integrated into the medieval walls—which had to be demolished in that section—and partly extended beyond them.
This discovery could make Viterbo a rare, if not unique, place in the world where both a papal and an imperial palace coexisted.
I can’t wait for the archaeological campaign to continue and uncover even more details!