Calcata is acomune antoun in theProvince o Viterbo in theItalian regionLazio, locatit 47 km north oRoum bi caur, owerleukin the valley oTreja river.
Calcata borders the follaein municipalities:Faleria,Magliano Romano,Mazzano Romano,Rignano Flaminio.
In the 1930s, the hill touns's fortifeed historic centre wis condemned bi the govrenment for fear that the volcanic cliffs the auncient commonty wis built upon wad collapse. Local residents muived tae nearbi Calcata Nuova. In the 1960s, the emptied historical centre began tae be repopulatit bi airtists an hippies who squattit in its medieval stane an masonry structurs. Mony o the squatters eventually purchased their homes, the govrenment reversed its condemnation order, an the residents o wha haed become a airtistic commonty began restorin the auncient toun.
This trend haes continued. The day the toun haes a thrivin airtistic commonty describit in the New York Times as wha "mey be the grooviest veelage in Italy, hame tae a wacky commonty o about 100 airtists, bohemians, agin hippies an New Age teeps."[1]
The historical centre now includes restaurants, cafes, and art galleries.
- Auld Toun
- Church ofSantissimo Nome di Gesù, dating from the 14th century but restored from 1793.
- Sub-urban Pairk o Treja Valley.
- Remains of theFaliscan temple ofMonte Li Santi (outside the village).