A Guide to Rome & Lazio
The region of Lazio includes the provinces of Rome, Rieti, Viterbo, Latina & Frosinone, as well as the localities of Tivoli, Frascati, Civitavecchia and Montecassino.
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PROVINCE OF ROME
Operation Shark
Are there sharks in the waters off the Italian coast? Of course there are.
Infiorata of Genzano
Perhaps the most famous spring event in all Lazio, the streets are covered in millions of fresh petals.
Nemi
Visit Nemi for the famous strawberry festival and the volcanic lake where Caligula's ship was discovered.
Lake Bracciano
Bronze age tribes, the Etruscans & Romans all loved the fresh water of Lake Bracciano. Today, it's dragon boats.
Fertile Frascati
It was the magnesium in the local waters which encouraged good child birth in ancient Nemi.
Tivoli Gardens
Three good reasons for taking the via Tiburtina out of Rome.
Ostia Antica
Was once Rome's most important port in ancient times and now an incredible historical site.
PROVINCE OF VITERBO
Porcini mushroom festival
They are proud of their mushroom festival at Vetralla in northern Lazio.
Acquapendente
The Museo della Torre Julia de'Jacopo houses finds from this town along the ancient pilgrim route to Rome.
Sutri
Sutri was the place where the sister of Charlemagne supposedly gave birth to Roland. French history would never have been the same.
Witch of Montecchio
Malassunta was the Witch of the Woods who still haunts the hills near Viterbo.
Etruscan Corchiano
This is the ancient town of the Faliscans and the old Via Amerina. Both are still very visible
Montefiascone
Not many people have a barrel of dry white wine poured over their grave every year ..
La Tuscia
North Lazio near the Umbrian border is a land of sweet hills, fine wine and unexpected history.
PROVINCE OF RIETI
The Abbey of Farfa
Being so close to Rome, every regional and local power saw Farfa as a base to riches and influence.
Sabine hills
The real story of the Rape of the Sabines and where to find the exact spot behind the legend.
Rieti
Officially, the central point of the Italian peninsular and offers a good base for the Apennines and Sabine Hills.
Casperia
Casperia is one the most beautiful of all the fortified medieval villages of La Sabina.
October food festivals in Lazio
Wine, wine and wine. The olive oil is next month.
Orange Flag Towns
There are 12 small towns in Lazio which form part of the Associazione dei Paesi Arancione.
Riserva Naturale Montagne della Duchessa
One of the few places in central Italy to see the rare marsicano brown bear.
Province of FROSINONE
The Ciociaria
The Abbey of Monte Cassino is located in the Ciociaria, a zone of thick woods and trout fishing.
Abbey of Monte Cassino
Our take on a visit to the abbey in south Lazio. If you are not sure whether to go, do.
Land of Prenestina
Get of the main road to discover this area which gave so much to the history of Rome
Esperia
The aftermath of the Battle of Montecassino
PROVINCE OF LATINA
Resorts of the Gulf of Gaeta
Where you should be planning a beach holiday in Lazio
Gulf of Gaeta
Sperlonga, Formia, Ventotene, Ponza and the Pontine Archipelago have a mythical history.
Grotto and villa of Tiberius
A fascinating account of Sperlonga's ancient history
Sperlonga
This small fishing village is perfectly preserved and the beach was once very popular with Saracen pirates |
