Città d'Ombria, Archaeological site in Varsi, Italy

Città d'Ombria is an archaeological site on a plateau of Monte Cravedosso near Tosca, in the municipality of Varsi, at about 977 m above sea level. It covers a roughly trapezoidal area of 7,200 m², of which only 160 m² have been identified. The visible ruins, including a corner tower and adjacent walls, belong to the Byzantine fortification of the 6th or 7th century.

The site was probably founded between the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC by the Ligurians, and the visible remains belong to a Byzantine fortification of the 6th or 7th century built against Gothic or Lombard invasions. Excavations by Alessandro Wolf in 1861 uncovered a corner tower and adjacent walls, and a 2012 survey by the Emilia-Romagna archaeological superintendency identified these two construction phases.

The name Ombria may come from the Umbrians, though historian Bernardo Pallastrelli doubted the link to a supposed Ambronic origin of the Ligurians reported by Plutarch. The site is also called Castelliere d'Ombria and Città d'Umbrìa. The small lake beside the plateau was renamed Lago di Città after the 1861 excavations.

The site is accessible through marked pathways, with informational panels along the route explaining different sections of the excavation. Comfortable shoes and sun protection are recommended, especially in warm weather.

The 2012 survey by the Soprintendenza archeologica dell'Emilia-Romagna identified two building phases: a Ligurian one of the 3rd or 2nd century BC and a Byzantine one of the 6th or 7th century, to which the visible remains belong. The site covers about 7,200 m2, but only 160 m2 have been identified so far.