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Holiday in Latium Italy Guide Rome, San Pietro Basilica, cultural landscapes. THE REGION: The Latium, beyond being a rich region of tourist attractions in a position to satisfying the more various requirements and different tastes, is historically the crib of great civilizations that have left the sign in the human history and it is centre of the Catholicism, than also has strongly influenced great part of the known history.
In order to appreciate a great and various region as the Latium you must live it. And to live does not mean to take a tourist guide and to visit the main monuments, but also to enter inside, to enter in the mentality and the habits of the people that live there and to visit those places that the guides often offer as a second choice.
OF PARTICULAR INTEREST:
Tuscania
The Etruscan Tombs of Cerveteri
The Park of the Circeo
The area of the roman castles
The festival of the Porchetta di Ariccia
THE HISTORY
The Latium before establishing of the roman epoque was divided between many italic populations like the Equi or the Aurunci and, above all, from the Latins. The origin of the name is due to the Latins when the Romans united the region and called the territory: Latium novum. In imperial age the Latium become the first region together with great part of the Campania territory. To the fall of the roman empire after a period of political and social disintegration the Latium territories were unified from the Bishop of Rome. From this moment in then the history of the Lazio walks in equal step with that one of the Catholic Church between the renaissance beauties and the Avignonese and Napoleonic “badness”.Only after the re-unification of Italy in the 1870 Latium finds again its complete political autonomy.
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ROME AND PROVINCE
Rome, “the Eternal City”, rises carefully lady down on its seven hills: the Aventino, the Campidoglio, the Celio, the Esquilino, the Palatino, the Quirinale. Crossed from the Tevere, the eternal city offers a panorama of unquestionable beauty for the splendid co-existence of architectonic testimonies of various age in an unrepeatable sole. The buildings of roman age, unique examples of architectures erected with techniques of which the Roman were premonitory, the churches and the palaces of the renaissance and the baroque, the fountains and the bridges of Rome are a patrimony of inestimable artistic value that all the world admires. And if the center of Rome leaves us without breath for the art peaces, there are not less the naturalistic values scattered on its territory.
CITY OF THE VATICAN
The Vatican City State was created in 1929, when the papacy and the Italian government stipulated an agreement, “Patti Lateranensi”, that regulated with a series of norms the relationships between State and Church and put an end to a controversy that lasted from decades This controversy, famous like “roman issue”, was opened between il1860 and 1870, when the papacy, with the birth of the Italian State, was forced to renounce to its dominion on the Latium, the Umbria, the Marches and the Romagna (the regions, that formed the ancient State of the Church). The Vatican is one of the smallest states of the world: its territory extends less than a half square kilometer (0,44 km, for the precision) and is inhabited gives approximately 800 persons, of which half with Vatican citizenship and half in possession of other citizenship. It has own diplomatic representations near a great number of countries and prints own coins and stamps. There are concentrated extraordinary monuments of art: the Basilica of Saint Peter, whose original nucleus raise to the IV th.century, the Apostolic Palace, from the 1377 residence of the pap’s, the Sistine Chapel, frescoed from Michelangelo and the Vatican Museums, in which rooms is conserved one between the richest collections of art of the world.
Holiday in Latium Italy Guide Rome, San Pietro Basilica, cultural landscapes.
OF PARTICULAR INTEREST:
The Naturalistic-archaeological park of Veio, inescapable testimony of the Etruscan history and, therefore, of the history of Italy before the Romans. Villa Adriana in Tivoli, enormous dwelling of Adrian emperor, fascinating travel in the time in the pomp and the power of the roman age. The Mediterranean spot of the Natural Reserve of Tor Caldara, is famous for the cork trees. The “child of Anzio” spectacular sculpture of hellenistic age conserved in the City Museum.
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Places:
Anzio (RM)
Passed through the history of the disembarkation of the American troops during II the world war, Anzio is today one of the goals of the seaside tourism. Equipped with a tourist port, Anzio is animated from several initiatives and offers the possibility to practice various aquatic sports . To its visitors Anzio offers not only relax, amusement and fun, but also interesting sites from elevated historical and cultural value.
Ariccia (RM)
The baroque cupolas, the constructions that clamber along the paths of the hill, the valley adorned from the green of the splendid park of Villa Chigi , with to optimal roast pig and the amiable wine of the Castles make of Ariccia one of the preferred points of the Albani hills.
Bracciano (RM)
Bracciano is situated on the homonym sides of the lake situated to north of Rome on the Sabatini mountains. With a surface of 57 km sq it is the second lake of Latium (after that one of Bolsena) and one of the greatest of Italy; of volcanic origin, it has a circular perimeter of approximately 32 km and is the water reservoir of Rome. The lake is encircled from forests, olive groves and gardens. Beyond the lake and the artistic beauties, Bracciano offers numerous other attractions that can be enjoyed by the visitor during the whole year. The Orsini Odescalchi Castle in the center of Bracciano is encircled from a charming medieval village, crossed from tightened narrow lanes, that deserves a visit .
Castelgandolfo (RM)
At 462 meters of height, along the rivers of the volcanic lake of Albano, dipped in the green, Castelgandolfo offers to the visitor the typical scene of the Roman Castles. Rich of historical, religious, popular and gastronomic traditions, oasis of tranquillity and well being, Castelgandolfo is aim of a heterogeneous tourism, from that cultural-religious one to that environmentalist. During the summer many citizen of Rome came on the rivers of the close lake of Albano to take sun or to practice aquatic sports.
Campino (RM)
Ciampino enjoys an indeed strategic geographic position, hardly outside from the Major beltway, it lays only 10 Km in direction South from the center of Rome, on the via Appia that leads directly to the Roman Castles. From Ciampino is, moreover, possible to catch up in a few minutes the surrounding mountains and in less than half hour the beaches of the roman shoreline. The presence of the airport G. Pastine, an opened military base to the national and international civil traffic, renders Ciampino an important point of passage for the international tourism. Also the station constitutes an important railway node from which goes the lines that connect Rome with Frascati, Albano, Velletri, Cassino and also Naples.
Civitavecchia (RM)
Greater port of the Lazio and between the more trades from the tourists, from here leave the ferries for the Sardinia. Civitavecchia is a city with modern look but with ancient origins. The spirit of the city is tied to its port and the traditions of a city that has seen in the sea the mirror of its fortunes like of its misfortune. Civitavecchia conserve some of the precious traces of its ancient passed and through the reconstruction of its destiny reveals an interesting face that often escapes to the hurring look of the tourist going towards other lidos.
Fiano Romano (RM)
Fiano Romano lays between low green hills of olive trees and oak forests. It boundaries with the regions of Capena, Saint Civitella Paul, Nazzano, while the Tevere river marks the border, for a good feature, with the land of the lower Sabina. The communal territory, comprises beyond the hill an immense and fertile plain on the right side of the Tevere, extends for a surface of 41 squared kilometers, placing the country between the most extended of the Tiberin area.
Fiumicino (RM)
Territory formed by 15 villages, Fiumicino rises on the shoreline of the Latium coast , between Fregene and the Lido of Ostia. At only 20 km from the chapital, Fiumicino is one of the preferred places for the Romans in order to escape from the chaos of the metropolis,sharing a day to the standard of relax ,sun and good kitchen.
Frascati (RM)
Territory formed by 15 villages, Fiumicino rises on the shoreline of the Latium coast , between Fregene and the Lido of Ostia. At only 20 km from the chapital, Fiumicino is one of the preferred places for the Romans in order to escape from the chaos of the metropolis,sharing a day to the standard of relax ,sun and good kitchen.
Genzano (RM)
Genzano, carefully lay down along the external slope of the crater of Nemi, from above dominates the plain encircled from hills who degrades towards Lanuvio. Today famous for the Infiorata, one of the more spectacular popular festivities of the Lazio, in the 1600's was the City of the wine, like it comes testified from the evocative column decorated with wine grapes from the Tommaso square, in the center of the city. For the ancient Romans Cynthianum was a stage in the travel on the Appia way in direction of Velletri and Terracina, and above all the door of the lake of Nemi and its sanctuary of Diana.
Monte Porzio Catone (RM)
Monte Porzio Catone occupies the more northern angle of the Roman Castles. Between the wooded slopes of the Tùscolo and the far ones of the Appennino ,extended vineyards are revealed which gave to Monte Porzio Catone the name City of the Wine. The calm historical center beyond offering an pleasant walk, entices the visitor with the pleasant wine cellars that are particularly numerous here.
Riano (RM)
Riano is a town of the Province to the Northeast of Rome, situated between the Flaminia Way and the Tiberina Way, along the valley of the Tevere. At the town entrance there is an arcade and a fountain, going back to XVI th. century. In its woven they are found roman and medieval vestigial, but also beautiful architectures of the 700, as the church of the SS. Conception that introduces one splendid 1400th portal. Still visible the rests of Vaccareccia castle, between the Seven Mountains and Palombo mountain. Worthy of fame the ancient village of Riano dominated from the Boncompagni castle.
Rocca of Pope (RM)
The houses and the steep narrow lanes of Rocca of Pope are leaned on the Latium volcano, that culminates with the 949 m of the Cavo mountain and the 956 m of the close Maschio of the Faete, the highest summit of the entire. The village of Rocca of Pope reveals evocative roads, different architectonic styles and characteristic angles, dipped in the surrounding landscape, from which it enjoys the panoramas that are between the beautifulest of the area.
Segni (RM)
Signs is a bright city situated on the back of the Lepini mountains, in the valley of the Sacco. It is rich of monuments, which testify its ancient origins in fact still is encircled from huge walls (VI cent. v.Ch.) well conserved, in which open some doors between which the Saracena Door, of pointed shape with a monolithic architrave. In summer it is an appreciated holiday center.
Subiaco (RM)
Subiaco, dipped in the Natural Park of the Simbruini Mountains, is the well known and important center of the Aniene valley.
Tivoli (RM)
Placed on the northern slopes of the Tiburtini mountains, the city of Tivoli and its territory delimited from the Aniene, have enjoyed since ancient times optimal climatic conditions and a favourable position .To evidence of this the numerous villas and the parks built during the centuries: the Villa Adriana of the roman age, the 1500th Villa of Este and the Gregoriana Villa, constructed in the 1800's are only some between more famous.
Valmontone (RM)
Valmontone is a small city situated over a hillock of tuff, not very elevated (303 m.), encircled from one small valley.
Velletri (RM)
Situated on Monte Artemisio, in a panoramic position, to the southern extremity of the Albani hills, Velletri is dipped in the green of the vineyards. Appreciated holiday place since the Romans, is a city rich of history and traditions that offer to its visitors relaxing alternatives of tourist routes.
LATIN AND PROVINCE
The province of Latin has a territory divided between hill areas, mountains and coastal plains and in all its extension is bathed from the Tirrenian sea. The shoreline has an extension over 100 km and it developes from the outlet of the Astura river until the outlet of the Garigliano river.
In the inside territory, the province of Latin is crossed from the Appennines. From North to South, the Lepini Mountains, the Ausoni and the Aurunci Mountains, three montuose chains once re-united under the only name of Volsci Mountains. The vegetation is very various and the profiles are high and massive.
The Aurunci Mountains distinguish for their precipices and the steep places full of rocks. The province of Latin has an economy based on agriculture, industry, tourism and the services sector generally. Also the handicraft has a sure importance on the entire territory. In the more southern part of the province particularly the commerce is developed, while on the coast great part of the income derives from the tourism activity with its seaside resorts, hotel, residence, camping, villages, holiday farms, restaurants.
Latin
In the center of a seaside-mountains area, Latin is crowned from its villages, that where the first nuclei been born form a various tourist area . Its territory offers multiple routes of historic cultural and naturalistic interest: it is enough to remember, in fact, the territory of the National Park of the Circeo that includes the Oasis of Fogliano with the homonym coastal lake. Beside the splendid naturalistic patrimony in the territory of Latin there are numerous historical vestigial, above all along the Appia Way where are the stationes of Tripontium and Forum Appii, remembered from the V Satire of Orazio and numerous testimonies of the devout of Pio IX, like the 1700th church of Saint Paul to Tor Tree ponti. To Montello-Ferriere Village where found the rests of the italic city of Satricum. Near this village there is also the House of the martyr of Saint Maria Goretti, where the Saint child came killed the 6 July 1902.
Formia (LT)
Important bathig and holiday center, known since the roman age especially for the mildness of its climate, Formia has an equipped fishing port . Beyond its illustrious historical past, the city of Formia is famous also for the production of citruses, vegetables and wine grapes.
Gaeta (LT)
On the spur Aurunco of the mountain Orlando rises Gaeta, marines republic and, previously, place of holiday of the ancient romans. Gaeta today is a splendid bathing center of the middel Tirrenian, with a extraordinary moderate climate and rich of bathing and tourist equipments (Hotel, Villages, Residence, Restaurants, holiday farms), historical, religious and monumental buildings. Many the occasions for the nautical tourism, than take advantage of the Nautical Base Flavio Gioia. Gaeta has, to the west, seven beaches : S. Augustin, S. Vito, Arenàuta, Ariane, 40 remi, Fontanìa, and at last - but we are already in the city woven - the wide beach of Serapo.
Island of Ponza (LT)
Ponza is more than a volcanic earth thong that shrinks until 200 m between Cove of Hell and Cove of the Water. It possesses 41 kilometres of indented and rich coasts of natural beauties. For its formation there were at least 500 thousand years and up to the present it is an earth in continuous movement and modelled from the sea. The island a time lived of agriculture and most valuable it was its wine. Today, although on the island there is still much green, are remained a few areas cultivated; consequently, Ponza depends on the peninsula for the agricultural products. Today the island live above all of the tourism and it’s tied business activities: hotel, residence, camping, restaurants. It’s a relaxing place in order to pass one vacation or also only a weekend in order to detach the thorn.
Priverno (LT)
The town one of Priverno rises between the Lepini mountains situated to the north and the Seiani hills in the south ,degrading towards the sea. The city is situated on a hill that dominates the valley of the Amaseno. The ancient Privernum was found originally in the plain and came destroyed from the Saracens; it came therefore rebuild in a hill area, wherefrom derives the positioning of the city now days.
Sabaudia (LT)
It’s one of the new cities built after the Bonifica Pontina , in fact it is characterized from the typical similar rational architecture like that one of the others 4 cities of the Sour Pontino built as a result of the Integral Reclamation of the swamps, admitted from the fascist government and realized thanks to the work of the National Veterans Organization. The coast of Sabaudia is therefore of great landscaped suggestion with the characteristic Dune that frames the waters of the lake and the sea. The territory makes part of the National Park of the Circeo that comprises the Lake of Sabaudia and of Paola, the seaside Dune and the cape of the Circeo. Today it is an equipped seaside resort with hotel, residence, villages, camping, holiday farms, restaurants.
Saint Felice Circeo (LT)
The oriental side of the cape keeps the San Felice historical center In which you go into through a door to arc. From here you can admire the Tower of the Templars, going back to XIII th. century, and the baronial Palace, anciently residence of Lucrezia Borgia and prince Poniatowsky, before still that of the Aguet barons and currently city hall. From the historical center you can reach the Tower of the Templars, ancient place of prayer recently restructured, where we find an informative point and an interesting exhibition of the National Park of the Circeo. At last, for who wants to make some acquisitions, the Vittorio Emanuele main street and the narrow lanes that intersect it are the ideal place in order to make shopping. In the evening the appointment is in the famous square, where the tourists love to meet themselves.
Sperlonga (LT)
The city agglomerate, collected on a spur to peak on the sea is encircled from olive trees and is formed from bright houses. The characteristics which have made of Sperlonga one of the preferred beaches from the ancient romans are still intact: the larg beach, the reefs that enliven the coast and the numerous coves. Sperlonga is a small center situated along the highway Flacca, on the rocky spur of the Magno mountains ,towards the sea. The long and gild beaches are one of its peculiarities. It’s in fact encircled from two arms of the most fine sand named Coast of Levante and of Ponenete.
NATIONAL PARK OF THE CIRCEO
OF PARTICULAR INTEREST: The coastal Dune situated between Head Porter and Torre Paola, fascinating example of ecosystem, today rarely in Italy. It catches up the thirty meters and it characterizes the zone of the Circeo.
PROVINCE OF FROSINONE
Was destroyed several times during the barbaric invasions, enduring numerous calamities until the XVIII sec. The ancient nucleus rises on the summit of the dominant hill of the Cosa valley, and conserve a medieval structure, even if the city today has a mostly modern aspect.
The mountains and hill territory is, limited to north from the Simbruini mountains, Ernici and of the Meta; to south from the Aurunci and Ausoni. On the place of the Papal Palace, in the post-war period was constructed the Palace of the Prefecture on the large square Vittorio Veneto, from which you can admire the splendid panorama below. In the after war period there was also rebuilt the 1700th cathedral of S. Assumed Maria, that introduces us to its inside frescoes of contemporary artists. Interesting is the Archaeological Museum of the city, which collects objects of varied nature, from the dishes in ceramics to objects in terracotta or stone.
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Island of the Liras, colourful medieval citizen ,going back with the origins to the age of the iron, in which the Liras river creates fascinating cascades. The Abbey of Montecassino, benedictine imposing monastery, founded in the 529 aCh., fulcrum of the European ecclesial culture.
Locality:
Anagni (FR)
The historical origins have left a precious sign to the town, which is today the richest city of art of the Ciociaria. Passed through the history like the city of the Popes, counts numerous testimonies of its important passed deeply bound to the four popes which where borne here: Innocenzo III, Gregorio IX, Alexander IV and Bonifacio VIII. Defended on a rocky spur dominating the valley of Sacco river, the city offers to the tourists also alternatives of naturalistic routes.
Ferentino (FR)
Lays on one of the external calcareous spurs of the south-western flank of the Ernici Mountains in the valley of Sacco, Ferentino is found in the heart of the Ciociaria. It’s an important city of art and culture with interesting vestigial of the roman past.
Fiuggi Terme (FR)
Places on a height of the Ernici Mountains pointed out to the Sacco valley, the two centers that compose Fiuggi, Fiuggi Città and Fiuggi Source are both dipping in the green of the chestnut trees. Known since the antiquity, Fiuggi offeres therefore to the tourists in the double version of well known thermal center and interesting medieval city. The very lively cultural life,is enriched from manifestations of international level. Thermal resort between the more important of Europe, Fiuggi represents after Rome the greatest tourist point of Latium. The waters of Fiuggi, belonging to the group of mineral natural waters, are indicated particularly in the renal cure and of the gout.
Fontechiari (FR)
The town presents today as a series of city agglomerates scattered over some hills that encircle the historical center. Small and calm, Fontechiari has an evocative medieval appearance, with its narrow lanes cobbled and irregular, tightened and in slope, that lead to a beautiful square .
Roccasecca (FR)
Ancient fortress situated on a massive limestone, Roccasecca is known as the native place of Saint Tommaso d' Aquino. And also the castle in which the great Doctor Angelicus was born, dominates from above the city ,which own its name to the water lack on the rock. Between the more important economic centers of the middle valley of Liras, Roccasecca is today an industrial truth of good level. Very assets also the handicraft above all in the field of the ceramics.
Settefrati (FR)
Settefrati rises on the pre Apennine heights to east of the valley of Comino to the borders of the National Park of Abruzzi. Small but ancient village, conserve its medieval origin and after 10 km, in the wooded valley of Canneto, is reached the Sanctuary of the Madonna of Thanks, place of cult already in the pagan era and it was used again in the VIII century from the Benedictines.
VITERBO AND PROVINCE
The landscape, with hills characterized from the cultivations of vineyards and olive trees, come down from the mountains Cimini, Volsini and Sabatini, until the Maremmana coast.
The volcanic origin of the province of Viterbo is revealed, beyond from the morphology of the Lake of Bolsena and of Vico, also from thermal sulphurous water sources. Stones of tuff, red coloured, and lava stone, form an pleasant contrast that characterizes all the landscape until the walls and the buildings in nearly all the towns, comprised Viterbo ,main city of the province. The now days landscape constitutes therefore the result of a period of volcanic activity that has interested this area of the Latium in former ages. Another evocative characteristic of the Province of Viterbo is constituted, like already has been asserted, from its two lakes, between the largest of the Apennine chain: Lake of Bolsena and Lake of Vico. Both are found inside of two enormous volcanic craters.
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OF PARTICULAR INTEREST:
Civita di Bagnoregio, extraordinary place to half way between dream and reality . The medieval architecture of the small center is melted with the spur of tuff on which it was built. Bomarzo and its park of the monster. Incredible atmospheres of statues and enormous ,deformed scenery, that lead the visitor in a fantastic world. Bagnaia, renaissance center from roman origins where not to miss is Villa Lante
Towns:
Bolsena (VT)
The origins of Bolsena are ancient, they go back to the III century b.Ch. The archaeological lexplorations lead not far from the town, along the road to Orvieto, carried to the discovery of rests of the Etruscan city of Velzna and the Roman one of Volsinii. The medieval village is dominated from Castello Monaldeschi, erected from the Orvietan between the XIII and XIVth. century. It is introduced as a plain construction to square with tower angles. Currently it accommodates the Territorial Museum of the lake of Bolsena, that conserves various testimonies of the culture and the art of the local population and also Etruscan and Roman peaces .
Bomarzo (VT)
Bomarzo is situated between the slopes of the Cimini Mountains and the valley of the Tevere. Defended on a spur of a volcanic cliff, it appears very evocative and cured.
Caprarola (VT)
The peculiarity of this small center is to offer an exceptional artistic route, but also of being dipped in a naturalistic scenery of particular value, that one of the Cimini Mountains ,at to two steps from the Vico Lake , natural river basin, dipped in the green of the protected area which took his name. According to an ancient legend it was the cleave of Ercole to provoke the formation of the canal. Its origin however is connected to the geologic composition of the entire area, all of volcanic genesis.
Castel Sant'Elia (VT)
The actual historical center of Etruscan origin, has become medieval, there can be still admired the walls and the towers. The surrounding territory rich of history accommodates numerous natural gorges, that received hermits and anchorites.
Marta (VT)
Marta is a town of small dimensions dipped in the nature, place on a hill to the lake of Bolsena.
The riverside is divided in two parts: the first, from the port towards the historical center, the second one is more dedicated to the peach and is constituted from a beach where you’ll find nets and boats. The city center is crossed from the river Marta,the only emissary of the lake.
VITERBO
Situated to the feet of the Cimini Mountains and surroundede by a fertile valley, Viterbo represents one of the beautifulst places of ltaly, rich of history and landscapes. The city conserve, in spite of the destructions endured during the two wars, a remarkable monument concentration in a relatively small area. Its particular structure of urban planning is of remarkable interest. The more ancient part of the city is closed between the medieval walls. The monuments of this period where built around the 200. The historical center is partially closed to the traffic .Walking along the alleys of the medieval center you can admired public squares, fountains, churches, monuments and evocative palaces.
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EVENTS:
CASSINO – August, December HISTORIALE OF CASSINO
ROME - September ,CONCERTS OF SACRED MUSIC
ROME - January-April ,The colours of the pomp: the marbles of the imperial domes of Gianicolo TRASTEVERE - February – June, Between imagination and communication
CASSINO - April 2006 - December 2007 CASSINO WAR MEMORIAL
ROME - April – June, Opera areas in noble Customs of the 1700
ROME - from the 08-Apr-06 to 07-May-06
ROME - May the Barber of Seville
VENTOTENE - June - TANGO ARGENTINO STAGE
ROME - June - Meeting dance
TYPICAL PLATES:
Gnocchi to the Roman: a kind of gnocchi of potatoes, round, cooked in milk and baked with cheese and yolks of egg .
Lamb: The small lamb and the lamb represents the most popular plate of the Latium kitchen. It is baken with garlic, rosemary, white wine, anchovy and chilli pepper.
Tail to the cow: Tail of ox stewed with vegetables and tasted with, grape sultanines, pinole and chocolate.
Saltimbocca to the Roman: thin slices of veal rolled up with one slice of ham and one leaf of salvia. They are cooked in olive oil or butter and during the baking put a good white table wine.
Bucatini to the matriciana: Flavored pierce long paste with porc meat, tomatoes and pecorino romano chees .
Artichoke to the Giudia: artichokes cooked and fried.
Roman Pecorino: Cheese of sheep milk, salted for 70 days and matured from 5 to 8 months
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In order to appreciate a great and various region as the Latium you must live it. And to live does not mean to take a tourist guide and to visit the main monuments, but also to enter inside, to enter in the mentality and the habits of the people that live there and to visit those places that the guides often offer as a second choice.
OF PARTICULAR INTEREST:
Tuscania
The Etruscan Tombs of Cerveteri
The Park of the Circeo
The area of the roman castles
The festival of the Porchetta di Ariccia
THE HISTORY
The Latium before establishing of the roman epoque was divided between many italic populations like the Equi or the Aurunci and, above all, from the Latins. The origin of the name is due to the Latins when the Romans united the region and called the territory: Latium novum. In imperial age the Latium become the first region together with great part of the Campania territory. To the fall of the roman empire after a period of political and social disintegration the Latium territories were unified from the Bishop of Rome. From this moment in then the history of the Lazio walks in equal step with that one of the Catholic Church between the renaissance beauties and the Avignonese and Napoleonic “badness”.Only after the re-unification of Italy in the 1870 Latium finds again its complete political autonomy.
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ROME AND PROVINCE
Rome, “the Eternal City”, rises carefully lady down on its seven hills: the Aventino, the Campidoglio, the Celio, the Esquilino, the Palatino, the Quirinale. Crossed from the Tevere, the eternal city offers a panorama of unquestionable beauty for the splendid co-existence of architectonic testimonies of various age in an unrepeatable sole. The buildings of roman age, unique examples of architectures erected with techniques of which the Roman were premonitory, the churches and the palaces of the renaissance and the baroque, the fountains and the bridges of Rome are a patrimony of inestimable artistic value that all the world admires. And if the center of Rome leaves us without breath for the art peaces, there are not less the naturalistic values scattered on its territory.
CITY OF THE VATICAN
The Vatican City State was created in 1929, when the papacy and the Italian government stipulated an agreement, “Patti Lateranensi”, that regulated with a series of norms the relationships between State and Church and put an end to a controversy that lasted from decades This controversy, famous like “roman issue”, was opened between il1860 and 1870, when the papacy, with the birth of the Italian State, was forced to renounce to its dominion on the Latium, the Umbria, the Marches and the Romagna (the regions, that formed the ancient State of the Church). The Vatican is one of the smallest states of the world: its territory extends less than a half square kilometer (0,44 km, for the precision) and is inhabited gives approximately 800 persons, of which half with Vatican citizenship and half in possession of other citizenship. It has own diplomatic representations near a great number of countries and prints own coins and stamps. There are concentrated extraordinary monuments of art: the Basilica of Saint Peter, whose original nucleus raise to the IV th.century, the Apostolic Palace, from the 1377 residence of the pap’s, the Sistine Chapel, frescoed from Michelangelo and the Vatican Museums, in which rooms is conserved one between the richest collections of art of the world.
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OF PARTICULAR INTEREST:
The Naturalistic-archaeological park of Veio, inescapable testimony of the Etruscan history and, therefore, of the history of Italy before the Romans. Villa Adriana in Tivoli, enormous dwelling of Adrian emperor, fascinating travel in the time in the pomp and the power of the roman age. The Mediterranean spot of the Natural Reserve of Tor Caldara, is famous for the cork trees. The “child of Anzio” spectacular sculpture of hellenistic age conserved in the City Museum.
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Places:
Anzio (RM)
Passed through the history of the disembarkation of the American troops during II the world war, Anzio is today one of the goals of the seaside tourism. Equipped with a tourist port, Anzio is animated from several initiatives and offers the possibility to practice various aquatic sports . To its visitors Anzio offers not only relax, amusement and fun, but also interesting sites from elevated historical and cultural value.
Ariccia (RM)
The baroque cupolas, the constructions that clamber along the paths of the hill, the valley adorned from the green of the splendid park of Villa Chigi , with to optimal roast pig and the amiable wine of the Castles make of Ariccia one of the preferred points of the Albani hills.
Bracciano (RM)
Bracciano is situated on the homonym sides of the lake situated to north of Rome on the Sabatini mountains. With a surface of 57 km sq it is the second lake of Latium (after that one of Bolsena) and one of the greatest of Italy; of volcanic origin, it has a circular perimeter of approximately 32 km and is the water reservoir of Rome. The lake is encircled from forests, olive groves and gardens. Beyond the lake and the artistic beauties, Bracciano offers numerous other attractions that can be enjoyed by the visitor during the whole year. The Orsini Odescalchi Castle in the center of Bracciano is encircled from a charming medieval village, crossed from tightened narrow lanes, that deserves a visit .
Castelgandolfo (RM)
At 462 meters of height, along the rivers of the volcanic lake of Albano, dipped in the green, Castelgandolfo offers to the visitor the typical scene of the Roman Castles. Rich of historical, religious, popular and gastronomic traditions, oasis of tranquillity and well being, Castelgandolfo is aim of a heterogeneous tourism, from that cultural-religious one to that environmentalist. During the summer many citizen of Rome came on the rivers of the close lake of Albano to take sun or to practice aquatic sports.
Campino (RM)
Ciampino enjoys an indeed strategic geographic position, hardly outside from the Major beltway, it lays only 10 Km in direction South from the center of Rome, on the via Appia that leads directly to the Roman Castles. From Ciampino is, moreover, possible to catch up in a few minutes the surrounding mountains and in less than half hour the beaches of the roman shoreline. The presence of the airport G. Pastine, an opened military base to the national and international civil traffic, renders Ciampino an important point of passage for the international tourism. Also the station constitutes an important railway node from which goes the lines that connect Rome with Frascati, Albano, Velletri, Cassino and also Naples.
Civitavecchia (RM)
Greater port of the Lazio and between the more trades from the tourists, from here leave the ferries for the Sardinia. Civitavecchia is a city with modern look but with ancient origins. The spirit of the city is tied to its port and the traditions of a city that has seen in the sea the mirror of its fortunes like of its misfortune. Civitavecchia conserve some of the precious traces of its ancient passed and through the reconstruction of its destiny reveals an interesting face that often escapes to the hurring look of the tourist going towards other lidos.
Fiano Romano (RM)
Fiano Romano lays between low green hills of olive trees and oak forests. It boundaries with the regions of Capena, Saint Civitella Paul, Nazzano, while the Tevere river marks the border, for a good feature, with the land of the lower Sabina. The communal territory, comprises beyond the hill an immense and fertile plain on the right side of the Tevere, extends for a surface of 41 squared kilometers, placing the country between the most extended of the Tiberin area.
Fiumicino (RM)
Territory formed by 15 villages, Fiumicino rises on the shoreline of the Latium coast , between Fregene and the Lido of Ostia. At only 20 km from the chapital, Fiumicino is one of the preferred places for the Romans in order to escape from the chaos of the metropolis,sharing a day to the standard of relax ,sun and good kitchen.
Frascati (RM)
Territory formed by 15 villages, Fiumicino rises on the shoreline of the Latium coast , between Fregene and the Lido of Ostia. At only 20 km from the chapital, Fiumicino is one of the preferred places for the Romans in order to escape from the chaos of the metropolis,sharing a day to the standard of relax ,sun and good kitchen.
Genzano (RM)
Genzano, carefully lay down along the external slope of the crater of Nemi, from above dominates the plain encircled from hills who degrades towards Lanuvio. Today famous for the Infiorata, one of the more spectacular popular festivities of the Lazio, in the 1600's was the City of the wine, like it comes testified from the evocative column decorated with wine grapes from the Tommaso square, in the center of the city. For the ancient Romans Cynthianum was a stage in the travel on the Appia way in direction of Velletri and Terracina, and above all the door of the lake of Nemi and its sanctuary of Diana.
Monte Porzio Catone (RM)
Monte Porzio Catone occupies the more northern angle of the Roman Castles. Between the wooded slopes of the Tùscolo and the far ones of the Appennino ,extended vineyards are revealed which gave to Monte Porzio Catone the name City of the Wine. The calm historical center beyond offering an pleasant walk, entices the visitor with the pleasant wine cellars that are particularly numerous here.
Riano (RM)
Riano is a town of the Province to the Northeast of Rome, situated between the Flaminia Way and the Tiberina Way, along the valley of the Tevere. At the town entrance there is an arcade and a fountain, going back to XVI th. century. In its woven they are found roman and medieval vestigial, but also beautiful architectures of the 700, as the church of the SS. Conception that introduces one splendid 1400th portal. Still visible the rests of Vaccareccia castle, between the Seven Mountains and Palombo mountain. Worthy of fame the ancient village of Riano dominated from the Boncompagni castle.
Rocca of Pope (RM)
The houses and the steep narrow lanes of Rocca of Pope are leaned on the Latium volcano, that culminates with the 949 m of the Cavo mountain and the 956 m of the close Maschio of the Faete, the highest summit of the entire. The village of Rocca of Pope reveals evocative roads, different architectonic styles and characteristic angles, dipped in the surrounding landscape, from which it enjoys the panoramas that are between the beautifulest of the area.
Segni (RM)
Signs is a bright city situated on the back of the Lepini mountains, in the valley of the Sacco. It is rich of monuments, which testify its ancient origins in fact still is encircled from huge walls (VI cent. v.Ch.) well conserved, in which open some doors between which the Saracena Door, of pointed shape with a monolithic architrave. In summer it is an appreciated holiday center.
Subiaco (RM)
Subiaco, dipped in the Natural Park of the Simbruini Mountains, is the well known and important center of the Aniene valley.
Tivoli (RM)
Placed on the northern slopes of the Tiburtini mountains, the city of Tivoli and its territory delimited from the Aniene, have enjoyed since ancient times optimal climatic conditions and a favourable position .To evidence of this the numerous villas and the parks built during the centuries: the Villa Adriana of the roman age, the 1500th Villa of Este and the Gregoriana Villa, constructed in the 1800's are only some between more famous.
Valmontone (RM)
Valmontone is a small city situated over a hillock of tuff, not very elevated (303 m.), encircled from one small valley.
Velletri (RM)
Situated on Monte Artemisio, in a panoramic position, to the southern extremity of the Albani hills, Velletri is dipped in the green of the vineyards. Appreciated holiday place since the Romans, is a city rich of history and traditions that offer to its visitors relaxing alternatives of tourist routes.
LATIN AND PROVINCE
The province of Latin has a territory divided between hill areas, mountains and coastal plains and in all its extension is bathed from the Tirrenian sea. The shoreline has an extension over 100 km and it developes from the outlet of the Astura river until the outlet of the Garigliano river.
In the inside territory, the province of Latin is crossed from the Appennines. From North to South, the Lepini Mountains, the Ausoni and the Aurunci Mountains, three montuose chains once re-united under the only name of Volsci Mountains. The vegetation is very various and the profiles are high and massive.
The Aurunci Mountains distinguish for their precipices and the steep places full of rocks. The province of Latin has an economy based on agriculture, industry, tourism and the services sector generally. Also the handicraft has a sure importance on the entire territory. In the more southern part of the province particularly the commerce is developed, while on the coast great part of the income derives from the tourism activity with its seaside resorts, hotel, residence, camping, villages, holiday farms, restaurants.
Latin
In the center of a seaside-mountains area, Latin is crowned from its villages, that where the first nuclei been born form a various tourist area . Its territory offers multiple routes of historic cultural and naturalistic interest: it is enough to remember, in fact, the territory of the National Park of the Circeo that includes the Oasis of Fogliano with the homonym coastal lake. Beside the splendid naturalistic patrimony in the territory of Latin there are numerous historical vestigial, above all along the Appia Way where are the stationes of Tripontium and Forum Appii, remembered from the V Satire of Orazio and numerous testimonies of the devout of Pio IX, like the 1700th church of Saint Paul to Tor Tree ponti. To Montello-Ferriere Village where found the rests of the italic city of Satricum. Near this village there is also the House of the martyr of Saint Maria Goretti, where the Saint child came killed the 6 July 1902.
Formia (LT)
Important bathig and holiday center, known since the roman age especially for the mildness of its climate, Formia has an equipped fishing port . Beyond its illustrious historical past, the city of Formia is famous also for the production of citruses, vegetables and wine grapes.
Gaeta (LT)
On the spur Aurunco of the mountain Orlando rises Gaeta, marines republic and, previously, place of holiday of the ancient romans. Gaeta today is a splendid bathing center of the middel Tirrenian, with a extraordinary moderate climate and rich of bathing and tourist equipments (Hotel, Villages, Residence, Restaurants, holiday farms), historical, religious and monumental buildings. Many the occasions for the nautical tourism, than take advantage of the Nautical Base Flavio Gioia. Gaeta has, to the west, seven beaches : S. Augustin, S. Vito, Arenàuta, Ariane, 40 remi, Fontanìa, and at last - but we are already in the city woven - the wide beach of Serapo.
Island of Ponza (LT)
Ponza is more than a volcanic earth thong that shrinks until 200 m between Cove of Hell and Cove of the Water. It possesses 41 kilometres of indented and rich coasts of natural beauties. For its formation there were at least 500 thousand years and up to the present it is an earth in continuous movement and modelled from the sea. The island a time lived of agriculture and most valuable it was its wine. Today, although on the island there is still much green, are remained a few areas cultivated; consequently, Ponza depends on the peninsula for the agricultural products. Today the island live above all of the tourism and it’s tied business activities: hotel, residence, camping, restaurants. It’s a relaxing place in order to pass one vacation or also only a weekend in order to detach the thorn.
Priverno (LT)
The town one of Priverno rises between the Lepini mountains situated to the north and the Seiani hills in the south ,degrading towards the sea. The city is situated on a hill that dominates the valley of the Amaseno. The ancient Privernum was found originally in the plain and came destroyed from the Saracens; it came therefore rebuild in a hill area, wherefrom derives the positioning of the city now days.
Sabaudia (LT)
It’s one of the new cities built after the Bonifica Pontina , in fact it is characterized from the typical similar rational architecture like that one of the others 4 cities of the Sour Pontino built as a result of the Integral Reclamation of the swamps, admitted from the fascist government and realized thanks to the work of the National Veterans Organization. The coast of Sabaudia is therefore of great landscaped suggestion with the characteristic Dune that frames the waters of the lake and the sea. The territory makes part of the National Park of the Circeo that comprises the Lake of Sabaudia and of Paola, the seaside Dune and the cape of the Circeo. Today it is an equipped seaside resort with hotel, residence, villages, camping, holiday farms, restaurants.
Saint Felice Circeo (LT)
The oriental side of the cape keeps the San Felice historical center In which you go into through a door to arc. From here you can admire the Tower of the Templars, going back to XIII th. century, and the baronial Palace, anciently residence of Lucrezia Borgia and prince Poniatowsky, before still that of the Aguet barons and currently city hall. From the historical center you can reach the Tower of the Templars, ancient place of prayer recently restructured, where we find an informative point and an interesting exhibition of the National Park of the Circeo. At last, for who wants to make some acquisitions, the Vittorio Emanuele main street and the narrow lanes that intersect it are the ideal place in order to make shopping. In the evening the appointment is in the famous square, where the tourists love to meet themselves.
Sperlonga (LT)
The city agglomerate, collected on a spur to peak on the sea is encircled from olive trees and is formed from bright houses. The characteristics which have made of Sperlonga one of the preferred beaches from the ancient romans are still intact: the larg beach, the reefs that enliven the coast and the numerous coves. Sperlonga is a small center situated along the highway Flacca, on the rocky spur of the Magno mountains ,towards the sea. The long and gild beaches are one of its peculiarities. It’s in fact encircled from two arms of the most fine sand named Coast of Levante and of Ponenete.
NATIONAL PARK OF THE CIRCEO
OF PARTICULAR INTEREST: The coastal Dune situated between Head Porter and Torre Paola, fascinating example of ecosystem, today rarely in Italy. It catches up the thirty meters and it characterizes the zone of the Circeo.
PROVINCE OF FROSINONE
Was destroyed several times during the barbaric invasions, enduring numerous calamities until the XVIII sec. The ancient nucleus rises on the summit of the dominant hill of the Cosa valley, and conserve a medieval structure, even if the city today has a mostly modern aspect.
The mountains and hill territory is, limited to north from the Simbruini mountains, Ernici and of the Meta; to south from the Aurunci and Ausoni. On the place of the Papal Palace, in the post-war period was constructed the Palace of the Prefecture on the large square Vittorio Veneto, from which you can admire the splendid panorama below. In the after war period there was also rebuilt the 1700th cathedral of S. Assumed Maria, that introduces us to its inside frescoes of contemporary artists. Interesting is the Archaeological Museum of the city, which collects objects of varied nature, from the dishes in ceramics to objects in terracotta or stone.
OF PARTICULAR INTEREST:
Island of the Liras, colourful medieval citizen ,going back with the origins to the age of the iron, in which the Liras river creates fascinating cascades. The Abbey of Montecassino, benedictine imposing monastery, founded in the 529 aCh., fulcrum of the European ecclesial culture.
Locality:
Anagni (FR)
The historical origins have left a precious sign to the town, which is today the richest city of art of the Ciociaria. Passed through the history like the city of the Popes, counts numerous testimonies of its important passed deeply bound to the four popes which where borne here: Innocenzo III, Gregorio IX, Alexander IV and Bonifacio VIII. Defended on a rocky spur dominating the valley of Sacco river, the city offers to the tourists also alternatives of naturalistic routes.
Ferentino (FR)
Lays on one of the external calcareous spurs of the south-western flank of the Ernici Mountains in the valley of Sacco, Ferentino is found in the heart of the Ciociaria. It’s an important city of art and culture with interesting vestigial of the roman past.
Fiuggi Terme (FR)
Places on a height of the Ernici Mountains pointed out to the Sacco valley, the two centers that compose Fiuggi, Fiuggi Città and Fiuggi Source are both dipping in the green of the chestnut trees. Known since the antiquity, Fiuggi offeres therefore to the tourists in the double version of well known thermal center and interesting medieval city. The very lively cultural life,is enriched from manifestations of international level. Thermal resort between the more important of Europe, Fiuggi represents after Rome the greatest tourist point of Latium. The waters of Fiuggi, belonging to the group of mineral natural waters, are indicated particularly in the renal cure and of the gout.
Fontechiari (FR)
The town presents today as a series of city agglomerates scattered over some hills that encircle the historical center. Small and calm, Fontechiari has an evocative medieval appearance, with its narrow lanes cobbled and irregular, tightened and in slope, that lead to a beautiful square .
Roccasecca (FR)
Ancient fortress situated on a massive limestone, Roccasecca is known as the native place of Saint Tommaso d' Aquino. And also the castle in which the great Doctor Angelicus was born, dominates from above the city ,which own its name to the water lack on the rock. Between the more important economic centers of the middle valley of Liras, Roccasecca is today an industrial truth of good level. Very assets also the handicraft above all in the field of the ceramics.
Settefrati (FR)
Settefrati rises on the pre Apennine heights to east of the valley of Comino to the borders of the National Park of Abruzzi. Small but ancient village, conserve its medieval origin and after 10 km, in the wooded valley of Canneto, is reached the Sanctuary of the Madonna of Thanks, place of cult already in the pagan era and it was used again in the VIII century from the Benedictines.
VITERBO AND PROVINCE
The landscape, with hills characterized from the cultivations of vineyards and olive trees, come down from the mountains Cimini, Volsini and Sabatini, until the Maremmana coast.
The volcanic origin of the province of Viterbo is revealed, beyond from the morphology of the Lake of Bolsena and of Vico, also from thermal sulphurous water sources. Stones of tuff, red coloured, and lava stone, form an pleasant contrast that characterizes all the landscape until the walls and the buildings in nearly all the towns, comprised Viterbo ,main city of the province. The now days landscape constitutes therefore the result of a period of volcanic activity that has interested this area of the Latium in former ages. Another evocative characteristic of the Province of Viterbo is constituted, like already has been asserted, from its two lakes, between the largest of the Apennine chain: Lake of Bolsena and Lake of Vico. Both are found inside of two enormous volcanic craters.
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OF PARTICULAR INTEREST:
Civita di Bagnoregio, extraordinary place to half way between dream and reality . The medieval architecture of the small center is melted with the spur of tuff on which it was built. Bomarzo and its park of the monster. Incredible atmospheres of statues and enormous ,deformed scenery, that lead the visitor in a fantastic world. Bagnaia, renaissance center from roman origins where not to miss is Villa Lante
Towns:
Bolsena (VT)
The origins of Bolsena are ancient, they go back to the III century b.Ch. The archaeological lexplorations lead not far from the town, along the road to Orvieto, carried to the discovery of rests of the Etruscan city of Velzna and the Roman one of Volsinii. The medieval village is dominated from Castello Monaldeschi, erected from the Orvietan between the XIII and XIVth. century. It is introduced as a plain construction to square with tower angles. Currently it accommodates the Territorial Museum of the lake of Bolsena, that conserves various testimonies of the culture and the art of the local population and also Etruscan and Roman peaces .
Bomarzo (VT)
Bomarzo is situated between the slopes of the Cimini Mountains and the valley of the Tevere. Defended on a spur of a volcanic cliff, it appears very evocative and cured.
Caprarola (VT)
The peculiarity of this small center is to offer an exceptional artistic route, but also of being dipped in a naturalistic scenery of particular value, that one of the Cimini Mountains ,at to two steps from the Vico Lake , natural river basin, dipped in the green of the protected area which took his name. According to an ancient legend it was the cleave of Ercole to provoke the formation of the canal. Its origin however is connected to the geologic composition of the entire area, all of volcanic genesis.
Castel Sant'Elia (VT)
The actual historical center of Etruscan origin, has become medieval, there can be still admired the walls and the towers. The surrounding territory rich of history accommodates numerous natural gorges, that received hermits and anchorites.
Marta (VT)
Marta is a town of small dimensions dipped in the nature, place on a hill to the lake of Bolsena.
The riverside is divided in two parts: the first, from the port towards the historical center, the second one is more dedicated to the peach and is constituted from a beach where you’ll find nets and boats. The city center is crossed from the river Marta,the only emissary of the lake.
VITERBO
Situated to the feet of the Cimini Mountains and surroundede by a fertile valley, Viterbo represents one of the beautifulst places of ltaly, rich of history and landscapes. The city conserve, in spite of the destructions endured during the two wars, a remarkable monument concentration in a relatively small area. Its particular structure of urban planning is of remarkable interest. The more ancient part of the city is closed between the medieval walls. The monuments of this period where built around the 200. The historical center is partially closed to the traffic .Walking along the alleys of the medieval center you can admired public squares, fountains, churches, monuments and evocative palaces.
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EVENTS:
CASSINO – August, December HISTORIALE OF CASSINO
ROME - September ,CONCERTS OF SACRED MUSIC
ROME - January-April ,The colours of the pomp: the marbles of the imperial domes of Gianicolo TRASTEVERE - February – June, Between imagination and communication
CASSINO - April 2006 - December 2007 CASSINO WAR MEMORIAL
ROME - April – June, Opera areas in noble Customs of the 1700
ROME - from the 08-Apr-06 to 07-May-06
ROME - May the Barber of Seville
VENTOTENE - June - TANGO ARGENTINO STAGE
ROME - June - Meeting dance
TYPICAL PLATES:
Gnocchi to the Roman: a kind of gnocchi of potatoes, round, cooked in milk and baked with cheese and yolks of egg .
Lamb: The small lamb and the lamb represents the most popular plate of the Latium kitchen. It is baken with garlic, rosemary, white wine, anchovy and chilli pepper.
Tail to the cow: Tail of ox stewed with vegetables and tasted with, grape sultanines, pinole and chocolate.
Saltimbocca to the Roman: thin slices of veal rolled up with one slice of ham and one leaf of salvia. They are cooked in olive oil or butter and during the baking put a good white table wine.
Bucatini to the matriciana: Flavored pierce long paste with porc meat, tomatoes and pecorino romano chees .
Artichoke to the Giudia: artichokes cooked and fried.
Roman Pecorino: Cheese of sheep milk, salted for 70 days and matured from 5 to 8 months
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