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Sacred Representation of the Passion in Sezze

Sacred Representation of the Passion in Sezze

On Good Friday, the Sacred Representation of the Passion is staged in Sezze. The historical re-enactment takes place along the streets of the "Town of Passion" with 40 itinerant participants and over 500 local actors in costume. The Sacred Representation of the...

More than just a breakfast, Easter brunch in Lazio

More than just a breakfast, Easter brunch in Lazio

Easter breakfast is a true Sunday brunch. Eggs, artichokes, Easter pizza ricresciuta with corallina salami or lamb, the traditional breakfast begins upon waking and ends with a dive onto the sofa, then starts again and continues indefinitely. Now, let the Easter...

The Sacred Reenactment of the Passion of Christ

The Sacred Reenactment of the Passion of Christ

The Sacred Reenactment of the Passion of Christ in Maenza, among the most internationally important reenactments of this kind, has been performed since 1969. This symbol of the village’s identity was recognized nationally and as a part of the Europassion network. The...

The menu of San Giuseppe on Father’s Day

The menu of San Giuseppe on Father’s Day

Here we are, it's March 19, Father's Day and we have a very special surprise for you, not just custard cream puffs, but an entire Menu of San Giuseppe. Roll up your pyjama sleeves and immediately start your journey with dad into the ancient culinary traditions in...

Five surprises in Lazio to be experienced with your dad

Five surprises in Lazio to be experienced with your dad

On March 19, Father’s Day, let us surprise our dads with five places in Lazio, where to enjoy unforgettable experiences. The village of Zagarolo hosts in the sixteenth-century Palazzo Rospigliosi a twelve room Museum entirely dedicated to the history of toys from...

“Tutti fritti!” Ten street-food specialities from Lazio

“Tutti fritti!” Ten street-food specialities from Lazio

Ladies and gentlemen, here are ten delicious, tasty street-food specialities from Lazio. Let us open our ice-cold beer and eat with our hands at the "Tutti Fritti Party"! Among the most famous fried foods, we find the cauliflower fritters with cinnamon from Tuscania,...

Women who made the history of Lazio

Women who made the history of Lazio

Every March 8, Women's Day celebrates the female social conquests achieved in the last century. In Lazio, many a woman left their mark. Born in Subiaco, Gina (actual name Luigia) Lollobrigida was an extraordinary charismatic actress, an unforgettable icon of Italian...

March 8 and Giulia Farnese, the Beautiful Lady from Tuscia

March 8 and Giulia Farnese, the Beautiful Lady from Tuscia

The three-petalled Lily of France on the coat of arms of the Farnese Family, Lords of Tuscia, also decorate the windows and portals of the ancient palaces in the area of Viterbo. By exploring the neighbouring charming villages and enchanted castle, we will be able to...

Sant’Angelo di Roccalvecce, the fairy tale village

Sant’Angelo di Roccalvecce, the fairy tale village

Once upon a time there was a fairy tale village, Sant’Angelo di Roccalvecce, and it is still there! This small hamlet in the province of Viterbo testimonies the deep creative values of its inhabitants. In December 2016, the citizen Gianluca Chiovelli established the...

The places “out of place” in Lazio

The places “out of place” in Lazio

“Incredible, why just here?” This is what you will exclaim in these "out of place" places in Lazio. Something happened here, because of man, nature or fate, that changed the history of Rome or of a small, little-known village. Therefore, these sites became a legend,...

Snowshoeing on Mount Terminillo

Snowshoeing on Mount Terminillo

Snowshoeing amidst myths and legends is the perfect way to inaugurate the snow season on Mount Terminillo. As we climb up the bends, the beech forests lose their autumnal hues and turn white.We arrive at the Rialto parking lot, where the sleet falls and the...

Love messages hidden in Lazio

Love messages hidden in Lazio

By a lake, by the sea, or along the avenues in the heart of the village, the romanticism of Valentine’s Day is everywhere! Here we describe five places in Lazio, where to discover some love messages waiting for you! “Non SoStare senza di te!”, a play on words based on...

The Historical Carnival and the Ràdeca of Frosinone

The Historical Carnival and the Ràdeca of Frosinone

«Carnuale è ‘ne bon’ome, tè la faccia de galantome, uà gerènne pe’ Frusenone, pe’ magnasse gli maccarùne», says the traditional tune “La canzone de Carnuale. The Historical Carnival of Frosinone, one of the four most important celebrations of this kind in Lazio,...

The Historical Carnival of Civita Castellana

The Historical Carnival of Civita Castellana

The more than a century old Historical Carnival of Civita Castellana, one of the four most renowned and awaited events of the kind in Lazio, is a true hymn to joy and freedom, originated from the salacious Fescennine chants. The oldest document attesting to the...

The Historic Carnival of Ronciglione

The Historic Carnival of Ronciglione

TheHistoric Carnival of Ronciglione is one of the most important in Lazio, also renowned all over Italy. The “Corso di Gala” parades, held on the three Sundays of the Carnival, are the most awaited events in the rich programme. Figures in  precious handcrafted...

The Historic Carnival of Pontecorvo

The Historic Carnival of Pontecorvo

The Historic Carnival of Pontecorvo, one of the most important ancient celebrations of this kind in Lazio, will be attended by thousands of participants from many territories. It is said that the first puppet parading during the Carnival was Alicandro, a huge...

The Historical “Carnevale del Liri” in Sora

The Historical “Carnevale del Liri” in Sora

In 2024, the Historical “Carnevale del Liri” in Sora has been included by the “Ministero della Cultura – Dipartimento per le Attività Culturali Direzione Generale Spettacolo” in the List of the Historical Italian Carnivals, an intangible heritage rooted in the popular...

Seven sites in Lazio as good as a kiss on Valentine’s day

Seven sites in Lazio as good as a kiss on Valentine’s day

“A long while amid the noises of coming and going, of drinking and oath and smutty jest, There we two, content, happy in being together, speaking little, perhaps not a word”. So wrote Walt Whitman. A wonderful poem, but where to be alone on Valentine's Day in Lazio?...

The tastiest Carnival recipes from Lazio

The tastiest Carnival recipes from Lazio

During the colourful Carnival time, traditional delicious treats are prepared all around the Lazio Region. The Carnival speciality of Frascati is the Pupazza, made with flour, wildflower honey and orange flavouring. The biscuit symbolises a young woman, probably a wet...

The Stumbling Stone in San Donato Val di Comino

The Stumbling Stone in San Donato Val di Comino

In San Donato Val di Comino, a small village in Ciociaria, a Square serves as a large stumbling stone, which commemorates the survivors from the Auschwitz extermination camp, liberated on January 27, 1945. The simple square became a memorial of the Holocaust on...

Nemi competes for Il Borgo dei Borghi 2026

Nemi competes for Il Borgo dei Borghi 2026

Nemi is the Lazio village designed to participate in the 2026 edition of Il Borgo dei Borghi, the national competition among Italy's most beautiful and distinctive places. Nemi boasts a characteristic historic center, an extraordinary blue lake, a lush nature,...

Holocaust Remembrance Day in five places in Lazio

Holocaust Remembrance Day in five places in Lazio

On January 27, 1945, the troops of the Soviet Union arrived at the concentration camp in Auschwitz and released the survived prisoners. Sixty years later, in 2005, the United Nations established the “Holocaust Remembrance Day” to honour the victims of the Shoah. We...

Three extravagant Epiphany celebrations in Lazio

Three extravagant Epiphany celebrations in Lazio

The Christmas Holidays are still in progress. On January 6, the Epiphany is celebrated in Lazio with an exceptionally long Befana stocking, a nineteenth-century carousel, and delicious fried delicacies. Let us experience the joyful atmosphere of the newly started...

Three Bizzarre Christmas Traditions in Lazio

Three Bizzarre Christmas Traditions in Lazio

Among the many bizarre  Christmas traditions in Lazio, worth experiencing are three important events that will leave you speechless. The crazy Living Tombola in Vignanello Every year, on December 26, a crazy Tombola is played on a 10X10 metres board with ninety...