Built in the 3rd century BC, this big Roman town rose in a wide plain only a few miles from Civita Castellana (Faleri Veteres). The Romans rebuilt the new town of Faleri after the destruction of Civita Castellana, the capital of the so –called Faliscan nation. The Faliscans, a people sharing a common origin with the Romans, lived in an area south east of the Cimini Mountains including Civita Castellana, Corchiano, Vignanello, Sutri and Nepi. The imposing walls that surrounded the ancient city are a remarkable sight and make Faleri an excellent example of fortified town. Inside the ancient walls are the ruins of the Romanesque church of Santa Maria in Falleri, an ancient Cistercian settlement built at the end of the 12th century.

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