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.
Nestled among the hills on a a tuff plateau at the foot of the Cimini Mountains, Arlena di Castro is the perfect place for lovers of nature and relax, as well as archaeology and traditional festivals.. The area around the village is rich in Etruscan burials and...
With its panoramic position on the Valle del Sacco, this small medieval village of Arnara played an important military role in the complex defensive system of feudal families that fought over the territory of lower Lazio. Its name would seem inspired by the sandstone...
Arpino, one of the oldest villages in the province of Frosinone, is the birthplace of Cicerone, Caio Marius, Vipsanio Agrippa and the painter Giuseppe Cesari, master of Caravaggio, whose artworks can be admired in the local churches. It is dominated by the Acropolis,...
The municipality of Arsoli is an 'open-air museum' among the Simbruini mountains. Luigi Pirandello called it 'the little Paris' for its urban planning and architectural preciousness. The village had attracted attention for its lively social and economic life thanks to...
Nestled in the Lepini Mountains, Artena is a cascade of roofs and houses overlooking the rocks, where small alleys and stone ramps, flanked by buildings with big wooden doors, wind throughout the village. The heart of the ancient burg, the largest pedestrian area in...
Ascrea, in the province of Rieti, 83 kilometres from Rome. Like all historical centres in Sabina, Ascrea also has delightful stone houses leaning against each other to the point of looking like a nativity scene. Here, peace and quiet are accompanied by Turano Lake, in...
The municipality of Atina is remembered by the eminent Latin poet Virgil as Atina potens, one of the five cities of Lazio allied against Aeneas. According to legend, Atina was founded by Saturn who came to Latium and started the Golden Age, founding five large and...
The municipality of Ausonia is nestled on a hilltop, in a strategic position. Looking out from the Medieval Castle, one can see the Abbey of Montecassino and the Gulf of Gaeta on the Tyrrhenian Sea. The small medieval town of Ausonia is rich in artistic treasures....
Not far from Viterbo is the town of Bagnoregio. This is the land of ravines, badlands, and the very famous village of Civita, reachable only on foot. As with the best small village tradition, one reaches the historic centre through a Renaissance gate and seeks out the...
Barbarano Romano is a small medieval village lying on a tuff cliff. On two sides, it overlooks a precipice, while the third one is surrounded by city walls, which still preserve both cylindrical and square towers. The village developed according to a medieval urban...
Overlooking the Valle del Tevere with the rows of poplars, is Bassano in Teverina and its evocative medieval village with a herringbone layout on the ridge of the hill. It preserves an unusual defensive tower, with an 18th-century maiolica clock painted by hand that...
The municipality of Bassano Romano is located halfway between Lake Bracciano and Lake Vico. The village owes its urban and artistic prosperity to the Giustiniani family, who owned the fiefdom. The Palazzo Giustiniani is an ancient castle turned into a noble residence...
The municipality of Bassiano is a village in the province of Latina surrounded by the Lepini mountains and lush forests. We are in one of the villages along the route of the Southern Via Francigena, on the Appia Pedemontana route. Bassiano has been flying the Orange...
The origins of Bellegra date back to the 6th century BC., when, on the top of Monte Celeste settled the Equi, the Ernici and finally the Romans. There is a panoramic terrace with a view of 360 degrees between the Aniene River and the Sacco Valley, included the Ernici...
The municipality of Belmonte Castello is the ancient Bellus Mons. It rises on a rocky spur between the narrow valley connecting the Comino Valley and the city of Cassino, dominated by the dense forests of Mount Cairo. The ancient castle was destroyed in World War II...
Located in the heart of the Sabina region, Belmonte sits at 700 metres above sea level on a crag of the verdant Sabini Mountains, which divide the Holy Valley of the Cammino di Francesco (a Franciscan itinerary) and the Turano Valley. This medieval town is surrounded...
Blera is the city of the “Tonda Gentile Romana” Hazelnut, Tuscia DOP extra virgin olive oil and Tuscia DOC wines. Located 75 km from Rome and 35 from Viterbo, in 1970, it became the birthplace of Angelo Peruzzi, former football player and 2006 world champion. With its...
Along the Northern Via Francigena, and the Alta Tuscia Wine Route we find Bolsena, famous as the town of the Eucharistic Miracle or the Infiorata (flower mosaics), dedicated to Corpus Domini. The village of Bolsena dates back to the 3rd century BC, and its...
On the Teverina Wine Route, Bomarzo stands on one of the rocky spurs originating from the lava flows of the volcanies of the Cimini mountains. The use of peperino, the magmatic rock typical of the village, reached its peak in the sixteenth-century Parco dei Mostri, a...
Borbona is located on the Via Salaria, in the upper Velino Valley. It is well-known for its folkloristic events, such as the “Canto a Braccio”, the “Pupazza” and the “Pasquarella”, and a festival dedicated to a local bean variety. The rural nature of this community...
Borgo Velino sits along the Via Salaria [Salt Road] to the left of the River Velino at the foot of Mount Nuria, which is covered with woods and chestnut groves where the famous delicacy is picked; it was the haunt of the notorious brigand Pezzola, who bequeathed...
Borgorose surrounded by the beech forests of the “Riserva Naturale Montagne della Duchessa” , at about 700 metres above sea level, is one of the seven villages of the Cicolano around the Lago del Salto, a turquoise gem brightly sparkling among the emerald beech woods...
Boville Ernica, included in the Network of the Borghi più Belli d’Italia (The Most Beautiful Villages in Italy), is a town of art in Ciociaria, overlooking the Sacco and Liri Valleys from the top of a hill about 500 metres above sea level. The name of the village...
The municipality of Bracciano is nestled in the Sabatini mountains on the shores of Lake Bracciano. The enchanting medieval town of Bracciano is criss-crossed by narrow streets and dominated by the famous 15th century Orsini Odescalchi Castle. The Castle is pentagonal...