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.
Tessennano is one of the smallest villages in the Viterbo area, situated along the Oil Road. This picturesque hill village spreads out its countryside like a colourful dress made of luxuriant fields that have been skilfully tilled by the few experts among its 400...
Fiumicino, known as the town within a town, due to its proximity to Rome, hosts not only the busy Leonardo da Vinci Intercontinental Airport, but also beautiful beaches, pine forests, ancient and modern ports, and archaeological remains. “Roma, si te la fabbricorno,...
Ventotene is part of the Pontine Islands Archipelago, located almost in the centre of the Tyrrhenian Sea and reachable from Anzio, Formia and Terracina. It is a small island (1.54 km²) and, like Ponza, was born from the deposit of andesites, basalts and tuffs coming...
The town of Tivoli lies on the slopes of the Tiburtini Mountains, along the Aniene River, which favoured the construction of limportant archaeological sites, such as the extraordinary Villa Adriana, Villa d'Este and Villa Gregoriana. Villa Adriana is the largest villa...
Along the Way of St Francis, we meet Toffia, the village in Sabina where the air smells of pressed oil in winter and cherry blossom in summer. Known in the Middle Ages as Tophiae, it was built by a certain Theophilus. The village is surrounded by walls that are now...
The hills around Tolfa, which descend towards the sea, preserve remains testifying the important historical and cultural roots of the town. The over 17,000 hectares land hosts an extraordinary biodiversity of flora and fauna, including wild orchids and rare endangered...
Torre Cajetani is a small town built around a immense castle on top of a hill, about 90 km from Rome. The town around the tower from which it takes its name is thought to have been founded around the 10th century. The oldest parchment that mentions the town dates back...
Torri in Sabina (RI) is a town of about 1,300 inhabitants, 75 km from Rome. The first mentions of Torri, in the Regesto di Farfa (an ancient work detailing the abbey of Farfa’s history and holdings), date to 747 during the Middle Ages, when the donation of Casalis...
Torrice (FR) is located on a hill, 320 m above sea level, just 7 km from Frosinone and a little over 100 km from Rome. Its historical centre has a clearly medieval conformation, with one fortress or Rocca surrounded by houses, enclosed within one set of walls. The...
Torricella in Sabina is a small village on the third stage of St. Francis Way, which connects Rieti to Poggio San Lorenzo. The Way of St. Francis is part of the Rete dei Cammini del Lazio. The name probably derives from Turris Celiae, the tower where Countess Celia is...
The settlement of Torrita Tiberina (RM), about 56 km from Rome, is located on a hilly ridge overlooking the Tiber or Tevere River among the municipalities of Nazzano and Filacciano. Torrita’s dominant position on the river is precisely the aspect that determined its...
Trevi nel Lazio crossed by the Cammino di San Benedetto, surrounds the ancient Rocca, a strategic fortress on the upper Valley of the Aniene River. The Benedictine female monastery, where Saint Benedict took refuge in the sixth century, is one of the twelve existing...
Trevignano Romano is a picturesque village along the Northern shore of Lake Bracciano, awarded with the F.E.E Blue Flag and the Orange Flag recognitions by the Italian Touring Club. The town stands on a cliff of leucitic lava, at the end of a small gulf, the secondary...
Trivigliano (FR), about 94 km from Rome, surrounded by chestnut and Turkey oak woods, is situated on a very characteristic and suggestive cone-shaped hill, at an altitude of 850 m, facing the other medieval centre of Torre Caietani. At the foot of the village are...
Turania (RI), about 75 km from Rome, is a small centre in Sabina, at 703 metres above sea level, with 250 inhabitants. The meagre information regarding this settlement’s origins dates its foundation to the second half of the 11th century. Petescia, the town's ancient...
There are many legends about the origins of Tuscania, the most trusted one attributes its foundation to Ascanius, son of Aeneas, or to Tusco, son of Hercules. What we know for sure is that its origins are very ancient, dating back to the Bronze Age. It was the...
Vacone, a small town of 267 inhabitants, is located about 90 km. from Rome. Great poets, such as Orazio, Ovidio and Virgilio, have sung in verse the amenity of the area and lead us to the exploration of the different natural landscapes offered by this corner of...
Valentano , with its wonderful panoramic views, is around 130 km from Rome and 5 km from Lake Bolsena. It origins are steeped in antiquity, as can be seen from the exceptional archeological discoveries made in the vicinity. The Farnese Fortress and Castle , which Pier...
Vallecorsa is situated around 110 km from Rome. The surrounding area is full of olive groves, grown on terraces [“macére”] constructed with dry stone walls: these terraces that clamber up to the rocky massifs framing them are a veritable monument to human endeavour,...
Vallemaio is located around 140 km from Rome. Situated on the northern foothills of Mount Maio, from which it takes its name, the village perches on a little hill at an altitude of 337 m. Until 1332 it was named Vallefredda, given the extremely cold [fredda] climatic...
Vallepietra is about 100 km from Rome. Situated in the heart of the Simbruini Mountains Regional Natural Park, it is surrounded by high mountains covered with dense forests. The most significant feature of the area is the abundance of water: indeed seven streams gush...
Vallepietra lies in the heart of the Simbruini Mountains Regional Natural Park, surrounded by high mountains and dense forests. The village’s main attractions are the Medieval Tower and the Sanctuary of the Santissima Trinità. Since the mid-1000s, the history of...
70 kilometres away from Rome, in the Tuscia area, Vallerano is surrounded by ancient medieval walls and hosts small squares and stone steps. The hilltop village rests on the southern slope of the Cimini Mountains. The origins are very ancient, the first traces of...
The village extends along the eastern side of Mount Castello, not far from the picturesque Lake Selva in the locality of Cardito, a popular destination for hikers and fishing enthusiasts. Like other villages in the province, it was built in the early Middle Ages as a...