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.
At 750 msl, this quaint medieval village, Santopadre. enclosed within walls, surrounded by woods, vineyards and olive groves, is not far from Gole del Melfa. Stairs and soffits, alleyways and protrusions, steeped in silence, create the structure of this small historic...
Its name derives from the Saracens, who settled here during their invasion of the Italian coast. Only a few kilometres from Rome, Saracinesco, with its medieval centre, is definitely worth a visit. The highlights are a valuable 14th century wooden statue of the Virgin...
The village of Scandriglia lies along the ridge of Monte Serrapopolo, among the beech forests of the Monti Lucretili Natural Park. Around the medieval historic centre, stand the ruins of Roman villas, the Roman Bridge, and several milestones. Worth visiting in...
The little town of Segni is twinned with Mycene and this is by no means coincidental. It is a little gem that dates from the Bronze Age and, as we all know, the more time passes, the more fascinating a place becomes. It is surrounded by hefty Cyclopean walls...
The name Selci is due to the Roman road paved in black flint that crossed the village and its birth dates back to around the 10th-12th centuries. A strategically important centre, the town developed on a hill, following the barbarian invasions and the phenomenon of...
Sermoneta, an amazing balcony overlooking the Pontine Plain, lies on the top of a hill in the Lepini Mountains, surrounded by magnificent olive and chestnut groves and beech forests. Its evocative medieval historic centre, within the town walls, is among the best...
The village of Serrone, located at the foot of Mount Scalambra along the Route Prenestina – Casilina/Northern Via Francigena, is the ideal destination for brave paragliders. From its height of over 700 meters, Serrone boasts a record, the first take-off from Mount...
Settefrati overlooking the Comino Valley from a spur of Mount Cavallo at approximately 800 metres above sea level, is the gateway to the Parco Nazionale d’Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise , where the Sanctuary of the Madonna del Canneto lies. The Parco Nazionale d’Abruzzo,...
On a hill overlooking the Pontine Plain, Sezze is at the foot of Mount Semprevisa. Sezze is known as the ‘City of the Passion’ for its almost 100-year-old Sacred Representation of the Passion of Christ. It is said that the mythical founder of the city was Hercules,...
The town is located on the slopes of the Lepini Mountains. Right from Sgurgola you can take pleasant excursions into the hilly and mountainous nature of the area. The village is also worth visiting, full of alleys, streets, stairs and walls. According to tradition,...
The village of Sonnino stands on a hill in the Ausoni Mountains, among olive groves, holm oaks, oak and juniper trees, and Mediterranean scrub. The town, of Roman origins, is divided into four districts, characterized by stone houses, winding alleys, towers, doors,...
Sora, founded by the Volsci on the banks of the Liri River among the Valleys of Liri, Comino and Roveto, boasts a millennial history, testified by the remains of San Casto and Cassio Castle, or Rocca Sorella, a pre-Roman fortress in defence of the Kingdom of Naples....
Soriano nel Cimino is a small village in the Tuscia Viterbo area characterized by two different forms of urban settlement: medieval around the Orsini Castle and Renaissance. The village seems to have been inhabited since the Palaeolithic. At the time of the Etruscans,...
Sperlonga lies on a rock ridge of Colle San Magno, which sinks into the sea. This ancient seaside village in the province of Latina is today one of the most beautiful villages in Italy. Sperlonga obtained the prestigious F.E.E Blue Flag recognition in 2024. In...
Spigno Saturnia is a small village overlooking the Gulf of Gaeta east of Monte Petrella, the highest of the Aurunci Mountains. Spigno Superiore (or Vecchia) is perched on the Mount slope at 375 metres above sea level, whereas Spigno Inferiore (or Nuova) was built on...
Stimigliano, the gateway to Sabina, sits on the top of a hill facing the northern banks of the Tiber River and Mount Soratte. The historic centre consists of a single main street, Corso Umberto, and beautiful perpendicular alleys, the whole forming a sort of Christmas...
Strangolagalli is a small village in Ciociaria perched on the slopes of the Ernici Mountains, that still preserves its medieval layout and peculiar alleys. Its curious name of uncertain origins may derive from the Byzantine strongylos (circular) and the Lombard wall...
Immersed in the Parco Naturale dei Monti Simbruini, Subiaco is the cradle of Benedictine Monasticism and the birthplace of the printing art in Italy. Nerone chose this spot for his villa, embellished by pools filled with waters from the Aniene River, among sparkling...
Located on the slopes of Monte Gemma (where the golden eagle nests) and clinging to the Eastern slopes of the Lepini Mountains, Supino is a long balcony overlooking the Sacco Valley. Supino, the ancient Ecetra, is particularly known for the Sanctuary of San Cataldo,...
A charming village in Tuscia, Sutri has very ancient origins dating back to the Bronze Age. It reached its maximum expansion from the period of Etruscan domination. Since 2019, it has been listed among Italy’s Most Beautiful Villages (Borghi più Belli d'Italia) and...
Tarano is situated after Stimigliano along the Rome-Florence motorway. It appears suddenly, on top of a hill, completely enclosed by its medieval walls. If you keep driving beyond the village in the direction of Montebuono, you can see its houses stretched out on the...
Tarquinia, with its historic centre enclosed by medieval walls, evidence of different historical periods, is one of the oldest towns in Italy, which also attracts art and nature lovers. Countless towers are scattered on the squares, by the ancient residences of...
The medieval village of Terelle cannot be seen from the Liri Valley below, immersed as it is in nature and perched at 900 metres on Mount Cairo, whose top, at almost 1700 metres, can be reached from the Casermette refuge through different paths. The view up there is...
The blue and the green, the old and the new, flavours and traditions, all of this is Terracina! The Roman town, stretched along the Queen of the Consular Roads, has been a gateway to the Papal State until 1870. The Appian Way led to Brindisi, port of embarkation for...