Oriolo Romano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Viterbo in the Italy region of Lazio, located about northwest of Rome and about south of Viterbo on a hilly area near the ancient Via Clodia.
Main sights
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Palazzo Altieri di Oriolo, enlarged in 1674 during the papacy of Clement X, a member of the Altieri family. It has frescoes with stories of the Old Testament and landscapes of Altieri's former fiefs.
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Fontana delle Picche, fountain designed by Jacopo Barozzi da Vignola.
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Olmate, a complex of tree-sided alleys which connects Oriolo to Montevirginio, a frazione of Canale Monterano.
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Parco della Mola, located in the middle of a national park a few km away from the main village. La Mola offers hiking trails, a natural thermal water bath and a small lake with a waterfall.
