Discover the history and traditions by combining the pleasures of a trip and gastronomy, to experience the deep soul of millenary Lazio. Villages and cities perched on mountain ridges or lying along a gulf of crystal clear water, around lakes or in the green of the woods an hour from Rome invite you to experience the good old-fashioned life.
Roviano, slightly less than 60 km from the capital, is part of the Aniene mountain community. The ancient village is dominated by the Brancaccio castle and still retains its medieval features. In the 17th century, the castle had been the home of the Colonna family,...
Sabaudia is a “Città di Fondazione”, this is how towns born from a unitary project are defined. In the Agro Pontino there are five such towns. It was created in 1933, in the same year as Latina, Pontinia, Pomezia and Aprilia. It preserves the original urban and...
Sacrofano, a small medieval village of volcanic origins, stands within the Parco di Veio, against the slopes of Monte Musino, and by the caldera of the ancient Sacrofano Volcano. The latter’s activity originated two solfataras in the past, one can be easily reached on...
Salisano, in the province of Rieti, is a small town located along Via Tancia, 36 km from the capital of the province and 60 km from Rome, at the foot of Mount Ode (932 m asl). It stands at the top of a promontory with very steep slopes, where a breathtaking panorama...
The peculiar frescoed alleys of Sambuci wind throughout the Aniene Valley, between the Tiburtini and the Ruffi Mountains. The village is dominated by the Theodoli Castle, which hosts a magnificent Italian garden. The place name derives from the once flourishing...
Perched at 860 m between the Mainarde Mountains, in the National Park of Abbruzzo, Lazio and Molise, in an evocative landscape of beech woods with mushrooms and truffles, San Biagio Saracinisco is the perfect destination for matchless outings. Archaeological remains,...
A land of disputes, San Cesareo has a history of continuous controversy. In 1333, Bertoldo Orsini, Duke of Bracciano, and his brother-in-law the Count of Anguillara were killed here while they were going to attack Stefano Colonna, who was then in the castle of...
San Donato Val di Comino, at an altitude of 728 metres, dominates the Val Comino and is known as the village of stonemasons. It has been awarded the Bandiera Arancione by the Italian Touring Club in recognition of the quality of its tourism and environmental...
San Felice Circeo preserves a small and peculiar historic centre with the thirteenth-century Torre dei Templari and the Baronial Palace, overlooking the piazzetta Lanzuisi. According to legend, Ulysses spent some time here, under the spell of the Sorceress Circe. This...
At 10 kilometres from Montecassino, San Giorgio a Liri is situated in the southernmost part of the Frosinone area, amid oaks, beeches and crystal waters. Throughout the Middle Ages it gravitated in the orbit of the Abbey of nearby Montecassino, and developed around...
San Giovanni Incarico is slightly less than 120 km from Rome. Strabo spoke of this place as a “vico” established after the destruction of Fregellae, but it was after the destruction of the Insula Pontisolarati that the Castle appeared under the name of San Giovanni...
The village of San Gregorio da Sassola is located in a territory that was part of the Ancesano estate, donated by Gregory the Great in 587 to the monastery of Sant'Andrea al Celio. It lies 40 kilometres from Rome, and its medieval core is built according to the...
San Lorenzo Nuovo is 150 km from the capital. Located on a hill, it dominates from the north side of Lake Bolsena, and offers a splendid panoramic view. The ancient village, called San Lorenzo alle Grotte, was inhabited by the Etruscans from 770 BC. The passage of the...
From home to the prestigious Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei to the Plague, to being passed through by Giuseppe Garibaldi and his beloved Anita [in the campaign for the the unification of Italy] in 1849, the history of San Polo dei Cavalieri is really fascinating and...
Situated fairly close to Rome amid rolling hills, San Vito Romano is ideal for excursions and pleasant strolls around the historic centre. For those who love the challenge of rock faces, Mount Guadagnolo, which overlooks the town, is the perfect choice; indeed, it is...
Resting on a hill overlooking the last stretch of the Liri Valley, San Vittore del Lazio is the final stage of the Southern Via Francigena in Lazio, direction Prenestina Casilina, at the border with Campania and Molise. The historic centre is surrounded by the ruins...
Built on a rocky spur, Sant’Andrea del Garigliano is one of the villages in the Valley of the Saints, in the historic Terra di Lavoro region, once Campania Felix. Overlooking the Valle del Garigliano, the ancient city centre preserves the walls, circular towers,...
Sant’Angelo Romano a small village on Mount Patulo, a hill in the Cornicolani Mountains, hosts the Orsini Cesi Castle and the Riserva Naturale Macchia di Gattaceca e Macchia del Barco, a forest of approximately 1,000 hectares in the Tiber Valley.The Orsini Cesi Castle...
Sant’Apollinare overlooks the Garigliano, the river that marks the border between Lazio and Campania, from a small hill. Behind it are the Ausoni mountains; in front, higher up, the Abbey of Montecassino. Sant’Apollinare has origins in the ninth century, when the...
Located a few kilometres from the Abbey of Montecassino, Sant'Elia Fiumerapido preserves polygonal walls from the 6th century BC, sections of a Roman aqueduct, medieval, renaissance and baroque churches with a wealth of art works; and the Monti Bianchi mountains. one...
Flames, smoke and fireworks. Let the show begin! A unique experience awaits you if you are lucky enough be in Sant’Oreste during the days preceding the celebrations of the Madonna di Maggio (the Madonna of May). Thousands of canes arranged in piles on the Soratte...
Sant’Ambrogio sul Garigliano is a small town at the southernmost end of the province of Frosinone, about 70 Km from it. A village with Benedictine origins located at 137 meters above sea level, it was populated by colonies sent by the Abbey of Montecassino and later...
Santa Marinella stretches along the Southern Etrurian Coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea, sheltered by the Tolfa Mountains. Its many inlets and varied seabed create waves, appreciated by surfers from all over Europe. Every year, the best young athletes compete for the title...
Santi Cosma e Damiano, in the province of Latina, takes its name from a brother and sister, both doctors, who were martyred in 303 AD. The village, washed by the waters of the Garigliano River, lies along the Direttrice Appia Pedemontana on the Via Francigena del Sud....