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Lazio is a famous region of Central Italy, having hosted two of the most important historic civilities: The Romans and the fascinating Etruscans. The best expression of Roman civilization is founded in Rome, Capital of Italy, a city full of ancient buildings, Renaissance squares, museums, piazzas, fountains, baroque churches, monuments and remains of this courageous people, attracting visitors from all over the world.
Treasures reminding us of the presence of the Etruscans are strewn all over the north of the region, where it's possible to admire the masterpieces of Etruscan art in numerous places, like as Tarquinia, Viterbo, Castro, Ferento, Vulci, Bolsena, Tuscania and many more.
The landscape, consisting of cultivated vineyards and olive groves, slopes down softly from the hillocks, which are covered with chestnuts, oaks, beeches and hornbeams, to the Thirrenian sea coast.
This mysterious area, to be discovered day after day, take back the visitor back to the past, in an impressive trip between medieval fortresses, ruins, necropolises and Etruscan cities. The hill towns of Lazio are unique and pretty—even surprising. And close to Roma, visit the Alban Hills, known as the “Castelli Romani”. Not to miss are the Lakes of Bolsena, Vico, Bracciano, and Albano.
Popular destinations: Bolsena; Bracciano; Fiuggi spas, Frascati, Lake Bolsena; Itri; Lake Bracciano; Montecassino; Ostia; Ponza; Rome; Sperlonga; Tarquinia, Tivoli; Tuscania; Viterbo.
Lake Bolsena: Lake Bolsena with its surface of 114 sq. Km. and it’s max depth of 146 m is one of the most important volcanic lakes of Europe. Around the lake are terracings with woods, vineyards, olive groves and it is feed by streams and underground springs. It is surrounded by bamboo trees, beaches and cliffs. Lake Bolsena is the largest of volcanic origin in Italy and shiny in every corner, is exceptionally transparent thanks to the fact that large, pollution-generating industries have never settled around it. In Lake Bolsena you will have possibility to sailing on comforting boats, bathing in its clear and still unspoilt waters, tasting typical lake’s products or accompanying the local fishermen in the activities that, as ancient ritual, repeat daily from a long time ago. Several villages and small towns overlook the lake, such as Bolsena, Marta, Capodimonte, San Lorenzo Nuovo, Grotte di Castro, Gradoli and Montefiascone.
Islands: Martana and Bisentina. The "Bisentina" Island is the pearl of the lake and also of Italy's artistic patrimony. Easy access from Bolsena by ferry.
Sport: The yacht club Bolsena organizes sailing school. Sport fishermen can enjoy catching the particularly abundant and noteworthy "coregone", but also "persico reale" (royal perch), "persico trota" (trout perch), "luccio" (pike), "tinca", "carpa" (carp) , "anguilla" (eel), etc. |