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.
Micigliano is situated at an altitude of approximately 1000 metres above the sea on the slopes of Mount Terminillo and overlooks the Gole del Velino. A handful of houses nestle in the shadow of Mount Terminillo, in a picturesque image painted with seasonal colours at...
Visiting Minturno is a journey back in time in a fascinating natural environment. Close to the border with Campania, Minturno is located on a hill overlooking the two hamlets of Scauri and Marina di Minturno. Along the Appian Way, the port of the town was located on...
Mompeo probably owes its name to the Roman General Gneo Pompeo, whose Villa was built here. The Roman settlement is evidenced by several archaeological sites, funerary monuments, remains of villas, and the peculiar bridge over the Farfa River. In 1956, a Roman road...
Montalto di Castro, a medieval burg in Tuscia, in the province of Viterbo, sits on the banks of the Fiora River, overlooking the Green-Flag winner Tyrrhenian Sea. Walking throughout the village, we come across the quadrangular tower of the Castello Guglielmi, probably...
Montasola is a picturesque medieval village set on a offshoot of Mount Tancia, characterized by a scenic and panoramic old town, adorned with narrow streets with steps, paved with pebbles and bricks, animated by arches. Accessible only on foot, these lanes ascend...
The origins of Monte Compatri, a little municipality 30 kilometres from Rome, are lost in the mists of time; one legend even has it that they can be traced to Glaucus, son of the mythical King of Crete, who it is claimed established the first settlement here. It lies...
Among the wooded slopes of Tuscolo and the distant foothills of the Apennines, stretches of vineyards frame Monte Porzio Catone, occupying the northernmost corner of the Castelli Romani. A walk in the old town, among alleys and squares, is enriched by the opportunity...
Along the Via Aurelia, north of Rome, the ancient village of Monte Romano preserves its rural character, such as the Agucchi granary from 1602 and the breeding of the Maremmano ox, known for its exquisite meat, a delight for gourmets. As a historical crossroads of the...
Located about 120 km from Rome and 50 from Latina, Monte San Biagio stands on a small hill of the Ausoni Mountains, just off the coast of Monte delle Fate and Monte Calvo. Once belonging to the Bourbon Kingdom and at the northern border of the Papal States, it has a...
Monte San Giovanni Campano, a town in the province of Frosinone, is located about a hundred kilometres from Rome. Perched on the Ernici Mountains, its distinctive conformation is attributed to the phenomenon of "incastellamento," a response to barbarian invasions that...
At the slopes of Mount Tancia, in an unspoilt natural setting, lies the settlement of Monte San Giovanni, where the signs of its past are prominently displayed. The recently restored tower, a symbol of lordly power, and the city walls, gradually absorbed by the...
This is in a little town the heart of the Sabina area, 70 kilometres from Rome, Montebuono is blessed with splendid panoramic views that take in the Cimini Mountains, Mount Soratte and the Sabini Mountains. The San Benedetto Mountain shelters the town from the cold...
Montefiascone is situated on the top of the highest hill in the Monti Volsini. From here, one can enjoy a charming panoramic view of Lake Bolsena. Montefiascone is located along the ancient Via Cassia in the heart of an agricultural area famous for its wines. Numerous...
The village of Monteflavio lies 900 meters from the slopes of Mount Pellecchia, nestled between beech trees and conifer forests of the Monti Lucretili Regional Nature Park, 55 km from Rome. Monteflavio, one of the villages producing Sabina PDO extra virgin olive oil,...
Surrounded by centuries-old chestnut and beech woods in the green valleys of the Lepini Mountains, Montelanico is a small village located 70 km from Rome, where winding alleyways open wide onto squares, jealous guardians of fountains and baroque churches. Legend has...
Lying on the ruins of Trebula Mutuesca, one of the most important Roman settlements in Sabina, Monteleone Sabino was owned by various families throughout the history, until it passed to the Apostolic Chamber in the early seventeenth century. The village probably owes...
Montelibretti is home to the Sabina DOP extra virgin olive oil, among the finest Italian ones, thanks to the presence of numerous different olive varieties. In addition, the area around the village boasts a pristine flora and fauna, several sulphurous and ferruginous...
Montenero Sabino is a fairytale medieval village spectacularly stretching on a spur surrounded by green forests to be explored in every season. It is accessible via a single road, which connects the lower church to the imposing castle at its upper end. Montenero...
Monterosi is a lakeside village nestled in the Parco naturale regionale di Bracciano-Martignano, on the stretch of the Northern Via Francigena coinciding with the ancient Via Cassia, where Romans, Goths, and Lombards have left traces of their passage.The small town...
Monterotondo, the northeast gateway to Rome, is a lively town lying on a hill overlooking the Tiber Valley. According to historical sources, Monterotondo corresponds to the ancient Eretum, a Sabine village along the Tiber River mentioned in Virgil's Aeneid and a...
The village of Montopoli di Sabina sits on the crest of an isolated, verdant hill, guaranteeing a stunning 360° view. Environment and nature, beauty and history are inextricably blended here. Since this area is so healthy and wholesome, numerous Roman villas sprung up...
Situated in the Lucretili Mountains Park, between the Tiber and Turano rivers, Montorio Romano dominates the Tiber Valley. The town lies in the area which produces the Extra-virgin Olive Oil Sabina DOP and it is often described as a “balcony over Rome” since on clear...
At a distance of 42 km from Rome, we find the “Town of the Cherries” in the heart of the Natural Regional Park of the Lucretili Mountains. This is Moricone, a little town on high ground on the north-west slopes of the Lucretili Mountains, overlooking the Tiber Valley....
Morlupo is perched on a horseshoe-shaped tufa rock spur, surrounded by steep plunging crags, with higgledy-piggledy rows of houses, overlooking the Tiber Valley. It is about 30 km from Rome. In Roman times the Ad Vigesimum Station, one of the mansiones [stopping...