Calcata Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
Italian comune
About Calcata
It was a sacred ritual site used by the Faliscans, who came before the Romans, and it used to be claimed as the location of the foreskin of Jesus. In the 1930s, the government condemned it for fear that the 50-m-high cliffs it sits on were crumbling and the whole village was in danger of collapsing. Most of Calcata’s inhabitants moved to the nearby newly built town, Calcata Nuova (New Calcata), leaving the old village more or less deserted. But the old town survived and in the late 1960s and early 1970s, artists and “hippies” began moving in. They occupied the abandoned houses before eventually buying them from the original owners. They patched up narrow alleys and converted caves in the rocks into homes. They opened art galleries, inconspicuous shops, restaurants, cafes, and a small B&B a
Where to Eat in Calcata
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴I Tre Monti da Adolfino
- 🍴La Latteria del Gatto Nero
- 🍴La Piazzetta
- 🍴Pizzeria del Borgo
- 🍴The Grail
Where to Stay in Calcata
- 🏨Apartments
Calcata Travel Guide Sections
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