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he Regional Union of Lazio Chambers of Commerce in collaboration T with the Lazio Region Councillor’s office for Tourism, Enit,Alitalia-Air One, the Regional Agency for Tourism Promotion of and Lazio - ATL, Tourism Trade Unions, the full involvement of Lazio’s Chambers of Commerce and of all local actors organizes yearly the International Tourist Workshop called “Buy Lazio” to encourage promotion and marketing of Lazio’s tourist products. The purpose of the tourist Workshop Buy Lazio is to make the Capital city’s tourist offer richer by creating, promoting and marketing hi quality products from all the Lazio region.

The major goal is to enhance the knowledge of tourist attractions in all territories of the provinces of Frosinone, Latina, ,Viterbo and Rome both in and abroad. Every year a different geographical market is addressed according to the national and regional tourist data forecast and country strategies.The event is conceived as ‘itinerant’ and is hosted in turn by each of the five Lazio provinces.

The strategy is that of operating by ‘market projects’, in other words to organize and prepare meetings between organized brokers with the tourist offer of the entire Lazio region.The offer is specialized in different product lines such as: Lazio’s Sea, Cities of Fine Arts, Food and Wine, Environment - Nature - Parks and Congresses, Religious, Sport.

The workshop is especially dedicated to professionals in the field of tourism who can thus approach new markets by means of an efficient and positive action. A selection of educational tours provides operators with a chance to discover just what the region has to offer. 1Copertina_Lay-out Lazio INGOKcorr 21-09-2009 14:00 Pagina 2

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> Nature and Sport The salty wat e rs of the sea and the soft wat e rs of t h e luxuriant lakes and rive rs. Tu fa , both commanding and T h roughout the Etruscan te r r i tory, nat- u ral beauties, histo r i cal, arc h a e o lo g i- s u b m i s s ive to the hand of man who dug it up to bu i l d cal and cultural riches are co n s e r ve d roads and found cities. This terr i t o ry and its lake s, B o l s e n a and deve loped in its parks, each of these offering sports to u r i st activities l a ke, Vico lake and, t owa rds Ro m e, B racciano lake, we re such as trekking and cycling, and, in c re ated by vo l c a n o e s. The Etruscans once inhabited this some cases, bird watching and hors e - riding, as well as ta sting sessions of significant part of the terr i t o ry, just north of Ro m e, k n ow n lo cal products such as oil, wine, meats, fre s h w a ter fish, legumes and as Tu s c i a ,founding many of its most important cities: c h e st n u t s . Vi t e r b o, Ta rq u i n i a , B o l s e n a , and Sutri. A l o n g s i d e The “Ancient City of Sutri” Urban Pa r k with its splendid Roman amphitheatre these are smaller but just as impre s s ive towns also dug into the tufa, its pretty town and e s t ablished by the Etru s c a n s. s i x te e n t h - century Villa Savo relli is found along the Via Cassia. Further in- land, tow a rds Vico lake and amongst the hills, the Regional Martura n u m U LC I, on the right bank of the p a r k is home to the necropolis of San F i o r a river was one of the Giuliano and a great quantity of animal V Etruria's larg e st city-sta te s . and ve g e tal species. Its st rong seafaring and trade re l a - The Veio Regional Pa r k, once an an- tions with Gre e ce and the East have cient Etruscan city, rich in arc h a e o- been proven by the opulent gra ve lo g i cal remains, st reets and to m b s goods discove red in the necro p o l i s a long side woods, cultiva ted fields and s u r rou nding the city. m e a d ows is in the prov i n ce of Rome. N o wadays, Vu lci is the lo cation of the L a st ly, Tu s cania Regional Natural Re- Vu lci Arc h a e o lo g i cal Natura l i s tic park s e r vep ro tec ts the nature of a te r r i to- which ta kes up a smaller area co m - ry whose city is a cultural to u r i st at- p a red to that of the Etruscan city. t rac tion. H e re, the limpid Fiora bor- B ra cciano Regional park p ro tects and d e r s a deep ca n yon which d e ve lops lo cal nature including the p a sse s beneath the acro p - small of Martignano Lake which is at- olis settling at a small lake . tached to the large basin of Bra cc i a n o The towering 30-metre - ta l l with its town and splendid ca st le ove r- “ r a i n b o w” bridge, right in looking the wate r. On the same shore s f ront of the medieval XIII- lie the towns of T R E V I G N A N O and A N- century Badia ca st le, which G U I L L A R A whose ce n t re was built on d o m i n a tes the Fiora river is the st r u c t u res of Roman homes as ca n j u st one of the many ancient be seen from arc h i ve documents indi- MARTIGNANO LAKE te staments to the past . cating its founding in the XI ce n t u r y. 1Copertina_Lay-out Lazio INGOKcorr 21-09-2009 14:00 Pagina 4

ANGUILLARA

WHITE FISH AND FRIED MINNOWS EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL LOCALLY MADE CHEESES P RO D U C T S

Tuscia offe rs a great variety of C e r ve teri, that of the Colli M a remma Viterbese's durum The M o n te Rufeno Natural Reserve, p roducts, enhanced by its Etruschi Viterbesi, wheat, Onano's lentils, Monti with a wealth of animal species, is a g r i c u l t u ral tradition and fo o d wine, that of Ta rquinia and Cimini's chestnuts and and wine culture . V i g n a n e l lo as well as the hazelnuts, pota toes from the found nearby AC Q U A P E N D E N T E. This In addition to saltwater F I S H, e steemed Est! Est!! Est!!! of a rea of northern Vite r b o . h i l ly area brings together diffe re n t e a s i ly found throughout the M o n te f i a s cone. For those who T h e re are cold cuts and types of landscapes, its surro u n d i n g s co a st, Bolsena Lake offe rs a don't drink wine, the WATER C H E E S E S: Capoco l lo, Coppa di b o a sting lo cal cultiva t i o n . g reat quantity of fre s h w a te r OF NEPI is particularly te sta, Guanciale, Lonzino (or fish including eels and ve n d a ce . re co m m e n d e d . L o m b e t to), ro a st pork, ham, O l i ve groves and vineya rds are T h e re is also a great variety of co o ked salami and Vite r b o > H i s t o r y, a rt and arch a e o l o gy s ca t te red throughout the V E G E TA B L E S: Pro ceno's re d susianella (a tra d i t i o n a l te r r i to r y. Canino and O I L garlic, Canino's aspara g u s , sausage-type food) along with is particularly acclaimed. There Ta rquinia's artichoke , ca c i o t ta, pecorino and rico t ta T U S CA N I A sits upon tufa pro m o n to r i e s a re many varieties of W I N E to Va le n tano's chickpeas, cheeses as well as beef, lamb, and is situated half way between the choose from: Ale a t i co di P u rg a torio di Gradoli's beans, rabbit and a variety of swe e t s , Tyrrhenian Sea, Bolsena Lake and in- G radoli, red and white A c q u a p e n d e n te's spelt, jams, pre s e r ves and honey. land Etruria, ideal for co n t rolling the 1Copertina_Lay-out Lazio INGOKcorr 21-09-2009 14:00 Pagina 5

other things, by one of the most inte r- m i d d le ages. This can be seen in urban e sting necropolises in the whole te r r i- planning even to d a y. tory: M o n te rozzi necro p o l i s. There are A round 1000 AD, the town grew ra p i d- a great number of burial mounds, with ly becoming an important military and c h a m b e rs dug into the rocks, in which civil area. It was pro m o ted to dioce s e an ex t ra o rdinary number of paintings in the XII century and afte r w a rds be- a re pre s e r ved . Ta rquinia enjoyed pre s- came the papal seat. Alex a n d e r tige for a ce r tain period of time which X held the first co n c l a ve which to o k a l lowed it an equal relationship with p l a ce there five times over a twe n t y - Rome to whom it gave three of its sev- year period. After a rebellion, howev- en kings: Ta rquinius Priscus, Servius er, the new ly - e le c ted Pope Martin IV Tullius and Ta rquinius Superbus. In t ra n s fe r red the seat to Avignon and m e d i e val times the town re tai ned an thus began Viterbo's decline. i m p o r tant ro le which is still evident to- Today, the economic and cultura l day in its beautiful ce n t re adorned with s p lendor of this town at the ce n t re of towe rs, squares and churches, such as i m p o r tant co m m u n i cation ro u tes such S a n ta Maria di Caste l lo, San Giaco m o , as the Via Cassia and the Via Fra n c i g e- or the Santissima Annunziata, as we l l na can be seen in its buildings, towe rs as the Romanesque Gothic churc h e s and Gothic churches which the Ciste r- of San Pa n c razio, San Fra n ce s co and cians inaugura ted in the te r r i tory with San Giovanni. The remains of the Pri- the co n struction of the A b b ey of San ory Pa l a ce and the glorious Vite l le s c h i Martino al Cimino. The Papal Pa l a ce i s Pa l a ce co m p le te the scene. Not fa r the most famous building, fo l lowed by f rom the town, near the sea, are the the C a t h e d ral of San Lore n z o. The old ancient "Saltmines", now a natural re- m e d i eval quarter of San Pe l le g r i n o, al- s e r ve, V i co lake and its natural re s e r ve , m o st co m p le te ly pre s e r ved and the an- the town of CA P R A R O L A, with Fa r n e s e cient churches of San Silve st ro and the VICO LAKE p a l a ce, as well as the medieval burg h S a n ta Maria Nuova with its Lombard of R O N C I G L I O N E w h e re a specta c u l a r c lo i ste rs and co m m e n d a b le ex a m p le s ca r n i v al dating back to the Baro q u e of Viterbese painting are nearby. In the va l ley of the Marta Rive r. This position and Renaiss a n ce times is held with s u r rounding area, the E t r u s can Necro p- fa vo u red its deve lopment in Etrusca n j o c k ey - le ss horse ra ces as in Rome olis of Castel d’A ss o and, nine kilo m e- and Roman times. In medieval times, and Siena in the same period. t res away, the ruins of the elegant c i v- h owever, the town came under the rule The dark a re further on, i tas Fe re n to, the B a s i l i ca della Madon- of the . These days the tow n also pro te c ted by a natural re s e r ve, and n a della Querc i a and Villa Lante in the p ro f fe rs a magnificent view of its walls, the towns of S O R I A N O and SAN MARTI- B AG N A I A a rea are worth a visit. R i vel lino ca st le and the Romanesque NO NEL CIMINO. In the direction of Umbria, B o m a r z o c h u rches of Saint Pe ter and Saint Mary To the north, just touching the Monti G a rd e n s can be found easily also fro m Major, all perfe c t ly pre s e r v ed. A few Cimini, between Vico Lake and Bolse- the motorway linking Rome and Flo- k i lo m e t res away stands majestic TA R- na lake, is the city of V I T E R B O. Although re n ce. The Gardens we re cre a ted in the Q U I N I A with its medieval towe rs which it was not co n s i d e red a principal tow n mid-1500s and offer a fascinating and co ex i st alongside its ancient and pre s- in the Etruscan era, it became an im- s u r real trip amongst monste rs, mytho- tigious Etruscan roots proven, amongst p o r tant city at a European level in the lo g i cal figures and marine cre a t u re s . 1Copertina_Lay-out Lazio INGOKcorr 21-09-2009 14:00 Pagina 6

Etruria Via FRANCIGENA of SIGERICO h i sto r i cal tra d i t i o n s and rural culture M o st of Tu s c i a ' s p ro ceed by foot or many poss i b le sto p p i n g a re co n cerned, is in m e d i eval towns and m o u n tain bike, or eve n p l a ces. Then go onward s the prov i n ce of cities can be co n n e c te d by car or moto r b i ke , to Ve t ralla and by a charming ro u te with among luxuriant C a p ra n i ca, Sutri and Rome and co m- religious roots: the V I A g reenery and beautiful M o n te rosi. Pa ss i n g prises the M o n t i F R A N C I G E N A. ancient burghs, fro m a longside Vico lake, first , della To l fa, not fa r This road went fro m north to south, pass i n g and then Bra cciano lake , f rom the co a st, and C a n terbury, to Rome, t h rough Pro ce n o , further south. Sto p p i n g p a ssing through Fra n ce , A c q u a p e n d e n te , off at Campagnano and the towns of TO L FA the Alps, the Po va l ley Bolsena, Monte f i a s co n e , Fo r m e l lo, then finally and A L L U M I E R E, and the Appennines. A V i terbo, Ve t ralla, Sutri, reaching Rome's city SAINT PETER’S BASILICA re n owned for its s y stem of ro u tes tro d d e n Campagnano Romano, g a tes. The ro u te is on by thousands of Fo r m e l lo, La Sto r ta , p lentiful of laic and h a n d i c rafts and pilgrims as early as the Rome, or on the Cimina religious, cultura l , a b ove all its leather wo r k i n g . year 1000 and which had ro u te: Vite r b o , h i sto r i cal , natural the most inte re st i n g Ronciglione, Capra ro l a , and food and wine to u r i st t rails right at the top of Nepi, Campagnano s e r v i ces for finally > Religion and Folk Festiva l s Lazio being the st re tc h Romano. After Vite r b o , rew a rding one's body n e a re st the final the spendid ciste rc i a n and mind with The events which led to Saint Rose d e stination, Rome. A b b ey of San Martino al an ex p e r i e n ce of ca l m Today, tra ve l le rs ca n Cimino is one of the and tra n q u i l l i t y. leading the battle of the Guelphs a g a i n st the Ghibellines and ultimate- ly being canonized date back to the XI- II ce n t u r y. For many ye a rs, the 3rd of S e p tem ber has been dedica ted to her. The climax of the fe st i val is the pro- ce s sion of the 30-meter-high S a i n t Rose flo a t . The five ton float is carried by one hun- d red beare rs for about 1500 m thro u g h the st reets of the town tra d i t i o n a l ly BOLSENA LAKE CIVITA DI STIGLIANO SPA c rowded with tow n s folk in co st u m e .

In re cent times, it has been a source of On arriving at Monte f i a s cone, Martin > S p a s i n s p i ration for the visionary painter Sal- w ro te the wo rd three times since in oth- va tor Dalì and ess a y i st Mario Praz. To- er places he had already written it just J u st outside of Viterbo ce n t re are the w a rds Tu s cany, last ly, is Bolsena Lake o n ce or twice . re n owned Papal Spa and the Bullica m e and high on its banks, the town of M O N- Not far away is one of the most beauti- spa, a basin which also supplies va r i- T E F I A S C O N E re n owned for its “Est!, Est ! ! , ful medioeval burghs in Ita ly : C I V I TA BAG- ous pools throughout the surro u n d i n g E st!!!” wine. The wine's fame is linke d N O R E G I O. This almost abandoned tow n co u n t r y s i d e . to the legend of a German wine ex p e r t , is a regular stopoff for visito rs seeking The Stigliano spa is lo ca ted in a par- at the service of Charles V, who sent his to hop back in time for an enchanting t i c u l a r ly beautiful natura l i stic setting. m e ssenger Martin to find the best wine ex p e r i e n ce imposs i b le to find elsew h e re . Still heading tow a rds Rome is the Etr- in the area telling him to write on the The southern part of this te r r i tory, which u s can town of Cerve teri with its plush door of the inn serving the best wine the is very similar to the re st of Etruria as n e c ropolises and, further inland, B ra c- latin wo rd “est” (it is here). far as its geogra p h i cal co n fo r m a t i o n , ciano lake. 1Copertina_Lay-out Lazio INGOKcorr 21-09-2009 14:00 Pagina 7

• reatino

Copious in olive grove s, some planted re l at ive ly re c e n t ly, o t h e rs dating back to ancient t i m e s, the nort h e rn part of S abina's hilly landscap e g ives way to the first evidence of the centra l Appennines with the mountains of the Duch e s s a a n d , to the nort h - e a s t , with the , r i ch in lush, wild country s i d e. 1Copertina_Lay-out Lazio INGOKcorr 21-09-2009 14:00 Pagina 8

Sabina - Reatino l i ve grove s a re one of the ce n t ral elements of Sabine Oc u l t u re and traditions. A w a ve of eve r - g reen with country ro a d s and the consular Via Salaria slicing through it. Why the olive? Well, this plant, shared by all M e d i te r ran ean culture s , was fundamental for the Romans. Its oil was the s o u rce of energy, used to i l l u m i n a te the st re e t s , houses, te m p les and FARFA RIPA SOTTILE LAKE shops, but was also an important element of the Roman diet, as olives and condiment. Fu r t h e r m o re , it was also used for aesthetic and ther- apeutic purposes. Today, in the munic- ipality of FARA SABINA, visito rs may sto p by a plot of land which has re m a i n e d unchanged since Roman times; at its ce n t re stands impre ss i ve ly the larg e st o l i ve tree in Europe: the o l i ve tree of C a s a le Bertini in Canneto.

> Gastronomic Itineraries

This element of ancient history le n d s TEVERE FARFA NATURAL RESERVE itself to tourism gra c i o u s ly with the “S t rada dell’olio della Sabina” (Sabina > Nature and sport D u c h i di VA R A N O. In the direction of Oil Route) inaugura ted in 2001, with vis- there are plants whose impor- its to ancient and modern olive press- To the north, in the direction of R I E T I, ta n ce and connections with the lo ca l es, meetings with the zone's pro d u c- the Appennines ta ke over Sabina's c u l t u re may be gleaned from their ers and cultivators, tastings of the ex- landscape. This area too is full of rare names, for ex a m p le, the cypre ss of To f- q u i s i te oil which was the first in Ita ly to n a t u ra l i stic monuments and unto u c h e d fia, the Tu r key Oak of Casperia, the a c h i eve the PDO indicating Pro te c te d countryside conserving age-old plants elms of Cata le t to: ancient and sage Designation of Origin. This ro u te co n- such as the disto r ted, c ro o ked beech of g u a rdians of nature which continue to- cludes with the Oil Museum at CA S T E L- San Fra n ce s co a R I VO D U T R I which is at day to safeguard its eternal value. N U OVO DI FA R FA and, slightly further on, the ce n t re of stories and legends hand- The region's many natural l a kes of the Ole o te ca (Olive ta sting bar) of the ed down generation-to-generation. At k a rstic or glacial origin such as the ABBEY OF FA R FA w h e re you may buy and Terria, on the other hand, there is a se- D u c h e ssa Lake, Rascino Lake, Corni- taste the best oils in the area. quoia in the g a rden of the ca st le of the no, Pa t erno, Cotilla and Canest ra 1Copertina_Lay-out Lazio INGOKcorr 21-09-2009 14:01 Pagina 9

THE MONTE T E R M I N I L L O

Among the b e g i n n e rs. some delightful m o u n tains of the T h e re are 15 runs surprises in sto re p rov i n ce of Rieti is a of RED SLO P E S even in summer summit which is and three of B L AC K and spring when p a r t i c u l a r ly loved by s lopes and a syste m it is not snow - the people of Rome: of boarding houses, cove red. There are M o n te Te r m i n i l lo . h o tels and va r i o u s co u n t le ss walks and J u st 100 kilo m e t re s s e r v i ces makes the exc u rs i o n s away from Rome, stay pleasant o rganized by s i n ce the sixties it for those who wish the lo cal CAI has been the to spend a lo n g e r or which can be fa vo u r i te dest i n a t i o n time in the are a done independently. for the ca p i ta l ' s without being fo rce d The VALLE SCURA s k i i e rs. It is to co m m u te to Rome (dark va l ley) offe rs co n n e c ted very we l l during the winte r lush nature, wate r by Cotral public we e ke n d s . and ve g e tation. t ransport and a safe In to tal, there A little further on, and efficient ro a d a re eight ski ce n t re s those who love s y ste m . for a to tal of 40 KM woods and beautiful SKI SLO P E S at an FOR ALPINE SKIING v i ews are advised altitude va r y i n g AND 26 FOR NORDIC to head to the VA L L E f rom 1500 to 2000 S K I I N G. D E L L’ I N F E R N O m e t res offe r T h e re are ski (Hell's va l ley) p a r t i c u l a r schools for adults and the VA L L E opportunities fo r and childre n . DEGLI ANGELI experts as well as This mountain has (Angel's va l ley ) .

> H i s t o ry,A rt and A r ch e o l o gy

TERMINILLO This rich and generous te r r i tory prov i d- ed exce l lent deve lopment chances fo r L a kes, Ripa Sottile In such an ambience , many populations, from pre h i sto r i c L a kes, Lungo and sports enthusiast s times untli the and, last ly, pa- Ventina Lakes as we l l are spoilt for choice. gan and Christian Rome, which gave it as the artificial basins In addition to a lasting impre ssion which changed on- of Tu r ano, Salto and t re k k i n g, h o rs e - r i d- ly partly in the fo l lowing era s . S ca n d a re l lo, its parks ing and c yc l i n g, the Sabina was a connection and pass a g e and natural re s e r ve s , a rea is we l l - f i t ted out a rea tow a rds the north and the Adriat- the Monti Lucretili Re- for fans of g l i d i n g, ic sea and was deve loped by the Ro- gional park, the M o n te p a ra g l i d i n g, a rc h e r y, mans who co n st r u c ted the g reat co n- N a ve g n a and M o n te Cervia Natural Re- s k i i n g and w a ter sports such as ra f t - sular salt ro a d, the Salaria. This ro a d s e r ve and, in the direction of Rome, the i n g, k a ya k i n g and ca n o e i n g. There are went from the salt mines of Ostia and Teve re Fa r fa Natural Reserve all co n- also g o l f co u rses in M AG N A N E L LO a n d Fo ce del Teve re to the mountains. The tribute to its naturalistic appeal. POGGIO CAT I N O. road was used for military and re l i g i o u s 1Copertina_Lay-out Lazio INGOKcorr 21-09-2009 14:01 Pagina 10

Sabina - Reatino THE RIVER

The history of Rome link with the sea time, have come about. owes a great deal to a so that important Solar-powered boats famed river of great products could reach cruise through this beauty: the Tiber. After the city. It was the stretch while walkers passing through power behind mills and and cyclers look on. and Umbria, promoted fishing, Fishing is also allowed the river drifts through leather working, provided the Sabina before arriving earthenware limitations given by the in Rome, the only big production, weaving, Reserve's regulations city overlooking its rope production and are respected. LOCAL HANDICRAFT banks, and then ship building. flowing into the Nowadays, in Rome, Tyrrhenian sea. in the direction from In the past, the Tiber and to the sea, a supplied extremely system of boats sailed important resources. upon the river offering In different acqueducts carried entertainment water from the source possibilities and views. to the city. With the Thirty years ago in empire's decline, the Sabina at the acqueducts were confluence with the destroyed and water Farfa river, just a few was drunk directly kilometres from Rome, from the river. The the Nazzano Natural held it to be the Reserve, Tiber-Farfa, best available. The was established. The water seller,who sold Reserve is completely water carrying it in dedicated to the river: glass or earthenware admiring the species casks, was among the which live in it, the many occupations vegetation which edges which existed then. The it, discovering the Tiber also provided a traditions which, over THE TIBER’S BEND - NAZZANO

purposes as well as for oil > S p a s w h e re the Salaria ended and where to- and salt transport and tra d e day an intriguing arc h e o l o g i cal zone managed by the merc h a n t s The dist i n t i ve signs of can be found. who made the lo cal peo- Roman engineering are p le's fortune. If the Roman still evident today in the > R e l i g i o n , H i s t o ry,A r t and Nature army re q u i red it, Gaul and remains of the Po n te del Hannibal's troops wo u l d D i a vo lo, tow a rds R I E T I, in A f ter the fall of the Roman empire, the p a ss through dire c t ed fo r the ruins of villas, mile Sabine te r r i tory was the stage for many Rome. Throughout Medieva l stones and gra ve site s s i g n i f i cant histo r i cal events. The are a ' s times huge numbers of pil- d o t t ed along the ro u te i m p o r ta n ce in medieval times can be grims used the ro u te. The Salaria was, used also to reach the Cotilia Spas, es- seen from the fact that the A b b ey of over time an important st ra tegic fe a- teemed for the cura t i ve properties of Farfa at that time governed the whole t u re for the growth of Rome. its sulfurous wate rs and Acc u m u l i of . 1Copertina_Lay-out Lazio INGOKcorr 21-09-2009 14:01 Pagina 11

important saints in Italy and Europe, Saint Fra n- cis of Ass i s i, is st ro n g . Saint Francis lived and p ro s e lytised here while making his way tow a rd s Rome. He lived first of all at POGGIO BUSTO N E, w h e re a Fra n c i s ca n m o n a ste r y was fo u n d e d . Further on, at FO N T E C O LO M B O, he defined the r u le of his ord e r. At S a n- ta Maria delle Fo re ste he wrote the Canticle of COTILIA SPAS the Cre a t u res and, in 1223 at G R E C C I O, he set up the first nativity scene still re m e m- b e red today through a delightful his- GRECCIO SANCTUARY toric and religious fe st i val which at C h r i stmas draws wo rs h i p p e rs and vis- itors from all over the world. V i s i to rs may fo l low Saint Francis' walk a long the 80-kilo m e t re “Cammino di Fra n ce s co” ro u te through lavish gre e n- ery, cro ssing little medieval burg h s , such as di Po sta where the first Order of Friars Minor was founded. COLD CUTS > G a s t r o n o my A site of great arc h i t e c- oil ta sting bar are not to tonic and artistic beauty be missed. The authenticity of the area and the as well as historic re le- Sabina reached its maxi- s i m p le fo rce of nature come to g e t h e r va n ce, Fa r fa Abbey owe s mum splendor in the wo n d e r f u l ly in lo cal cooking. While its importa n ce to the TRUFFLES 1500s through its special Sabina's oil is its principal asset, R e a t i- st ra tegic position which status. Its countryside is na cuisine has the best recipes, all p l a ces it at around an hour's walk fro m strewn with little towns mostly found- based on top quality ingredients: vari- Rome and Charlemagne's decision to ed in the middle ages. Narrow streets ous types of meats, fre s h w a ter fish, co n fer a specific pro t ection making it with artisan workshops sit high upon wine, cold cuts, cheeses and truffles. p o l i t i ca l ly independant from Rome. The the hilltops along with fo r t re sses, tow- Some of the fame of Italian cuisine in c lo i ste rs, Carolingian, Lombard and e rs and small ca st les. Cro ssing these the world owes something to one of the F lemmish art at the museum, the we l l - hills we reach the prov i n ce of R I E T I many dishes of the area: pasta all’a- stocked library, the chemist's and the w h e re the memory of one of the most m a t r i c i a n a. 1Copertina_Lay-out Lazio INGOKcorr 21-09-2009 14:01 Pagina 12

tivoli • aniene valley

he first two villas are on the U n e s co “World Herita g e” list . T The choices made by those who built them tells more about this te r r i tory than the wo rds of today ca n . Rega l ly beautiful and pre c i o u s, T ivoli The Cardinal Hippolytus of Este want- ed to bring together the work of many boasts undisputable tre a s u re s. a r t i sts and artisans and blend it with This city is home to impre s s ive examples n a t u re ex p re ssed at full bloom among w a t er fo u n tains, diffe rent kinds of o f a rch i t e c t u re from three diffe rent era s : plants, ca ves and artificial and natura l ravines. The Emperor Hadrian, subject the ch a r ming Roman Villa A d r i a n a , t h e of historians, filo s o p h e rs and scholars spectacular Renaissance and Baroque Villa d’Este for centuries, chose this site for its t ran quillity and salubriousness which and lastly the intensely Romantic Villa Grego r i a n a p ro m o ted his meditation far from the i n s p i ration to young artists travelling around Italy bustle of the city. He had himself built an elegant and opulent villa which now in search of the ch a r m of classic beauty. h o sts musical co n c erts, theatre and 1Copertina_Lay-out Lazio INGOKcorr 21-09-2009 14:01 Pagina 13

tivoli • aniene valley w a te r. Arriving at V I C OVA R O, it plummets for all of its ex i ste n ce. R OV I A N O is home to the va l ley forming the Wa te r falls of to the Museum of Peasant Culture a n d T i voli and reaches the Roman plain. holds a Carnival with masks and Carni- Today, the ro u te is still chara c terized by val gro u p s . lush greenery pro te c ted by the Va l le del- l’Aniene Reserve. Animal and human re- > R e l i g i o n , H i s t o ry,A r t and Nature mains have been discove red in the re- s e r ve's perimetre of more than 620 A visit to the Va l le dell’Aniene could in- h e c ta res and are now pre s e r ved in the clude to u rs of the Benedectine co n ve n t s p re h i storic section of the Museum of Reb- and monastries which deco ra te the land- bibbia-Casal de’ Pa z z i. s cape and enhance a holiday. At Vicova ro , in the Monti Lucretili, the C o n vent of San > H i s t o ry,A rt and A r ch e o l o gy C o s i m a to is surrounded by ca ves which we re once upon a time home to hermits. A long the Via Pre n e stina, 40 km fro m A Capra n i ca Pre n e stina, the Santuary of Rome, PA L E S T R I N A is inte re sting for its the Madonna della Mento re l l a, tre a s u re d ce n t ral square, where its ancient fo r u m by Pope John Paul II, is acce ss i b le fro m o n ce was, its ca t h e d ral and the Pre n e st i- the town of Guadagnolo fo l lowing the fa- no Arc h e o lo g i cal Museum at the Barberi- mous Sentiero Wojtyla from which the ni Pa l a ce which also houses the fa m o u s ca ve where Saint Benedict lived can also N i le Mosaic and the remains of the Ro- be re a c h e d . man Te m p le of Fortuna Primigenia. The M o n a stery of Santa Sco l a st i ca, the VICOVARO S l i g h t ly further on is an acropolis sur- o l d e st Benedictine monastery in the rounded by c yc lopean walls with the fa- world, at the bottom of Monte Ta leo, is a d a n ce fe st i val s keeping alive cultura l mous S a ra cene gate, the remains of the m u st-see. Inside its walls is the IV ce n t u- heritage of all these eras. te m p le of Juno, Jupiter and Minerva, an ry church, the Romanesque bell-towe r , ancient Roman Cistern from the VI BC t h ree marve lous Cosmatesque, Gothic > Nature and the ca t h e d ral. SAN GREGORIO DI SAS- and Renaiss a n ce clo i ste rs and a libra r y. S O L A's inte re sting medieval burgh is The monastery was lived in for a long time A round Tivoli, the Va l le dell’A n i e n e d o m i n a ted by the beautiful C a ste l lo Bra n- by German monks in the medieval times st re tches out between Sabina and Cio- ca cc i o. Roviano is also chara c terized by who brought printing techniques with ciaria. The Aniene is the main affluent of p o lygonal walls and hub of a te r r i to r y them. the Tiber after the Nera River and origi- which has been dedica ted to agriculture In the S U B I AC O a rea, around the year 500, n a tes in the heart of the saint Benedict founded a community of VILLA ADRIANA Monti Simbruin park, in t we lve small monasteries, each with its the prov i n ce of Fro s i n o n e . own abbot, and all under his spiritual guid- At the level of T R E V I i t a n ce. This ex p e r i e n ce, marking the sta r t forms wate r falls and hol- of Benedictine Monachism, lasted almost lows a ca n yon until S U B I A- thirty ye a rs. Today these sites are co n- C O. From here it widens by n e c ted by Via Benedicti whiches re a c h e s virtue of the famous Acqua S a c ro Speco w h e re the holy monk live d M a rcia acquaduct fro m for a long time befo re dedicating himself which it re c i eves ple n t i f u l to pro s e ly t i s m . 1Copertina_Lay-out Lazio INGOKcorr 21-09-2009 14:01 Pagina 14

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The large circular shape in a tro n c ated > History,Art and Archeology cone wh i ch visitors visit by foot Today Albano pre s e r ves va l u a b le or car, descending for seve ral dozen metre s, l e aves a rc h e o lo g i cal exca vations, the imperi- no doubt. The Albano and Nemi Lakes originat e al villa of Pompeius Magnus, a III ce n- tury amphitheatre, the Cellomaio spa f rom vo l c a n o e s. Th ey are the remains built under Cara calla, the mausole u m of the Orazi and the Curiazi. The XVII- o f an intense activity that occurred tens of century C o n vent of the Cappucc i n i a n d thousands of ye a rs ago, f rom southern Tu s c a ny the C h u rch of Santa Maria della Roto n- d a built seve ral decades after 1000 are to the gulf o f N ap l e s. further ta n g i b le signs of its sple n d o r At the centre of this area was the biggest which lasted for all of the Middle Ages until the Renaissance. o f them all, e rupting the most lava : the volcano A round Albano many other tow n s , o f the Colli A l b a n i . evocatively perched on the rims of the t w o lakes which, in the medieval era , we re united in their growth around a series of ca s t les giving the curre n t t stood one thousand metres high name “Castelli Romani” to the area. ans had a diametre of ten kilo m e- The area is enhanced by the Baro q u e It res. Its activity lasted a long time Chigi Pa l a ce and its splendid park, the and it went through diffe rent phases of fo r t re ss town of N E M I, the area of G E N- t ra n s formation: collapses, openings of Z A N O which, from behind the lake, de- n ew outlets, ex p losions in co n tact with ve loped in the Middle ages around a w a ter until the formation of the two vo l- ca st le built at the end of the XIII ce n t u- canoes now ex t i n c t ry by Ciste rcian monks of the Abbey of which co n tain these S a n t ' A n a stasio alle Acque Salvie, to d a y placid lakes. Thanks to k n o wn as the A b b ey of the Thre e their origins the whole Fountains. s u r rounding te r r i to r i o is lush with life, shady > Religion and Folk Festiva l s woods and, further d ow n st ream, meadow s In this town, every year since the mid- and fruit orc h a rd s . d le of the 1700s, for the Corpus Domi- The ancient Romans ni, the tow n s foldk cover the main st re e t CASTEL GANDOLFO LAKE realised immediate ly which lead to the Church of Santa the enormity of the riches the land had Maria della Cima in flower petals. This to offe r. The Latin myth tells of how, right road is called the “i n f i o ra ta”. It covers h e re, where the town of A L B A N O g a ve its t wo thousand square metres divided in name to the lake also known as the l a ke 13 frames which represent matters of of Castel Gandolfo, Alba Longa was religious or civil life. The subjects founded by Ascanio, son of Enea. change each year. By Monday evening 1Copertina_Lay-out Lazio INGOKcorr 21-09-2009 14:01 Pagina 16

Castelli Romani VILLE T U S C O L A N E

At the top and along the Fo n tan a. It is famous fo r PA R I S I built for Card i n a l sides of Castelli Romani, its fo u n tain and Ita l i a n - Ta verna with works l i ke a string of pearls, st y le garden, wate r of the Va leriani bro t h e rs a re a series of admira b le t h e a t re, statues and and the Bavarian painte r and amazing m u s i cal inst r u m e n t s . Ignazio Heldman as we l l R e n a i ss a n ce villas. All VILLA FA LC O N I E R I, as Poland's Thaddaus with their main fa ça d e s k n own also as the Kuntze. Beside facing Rome, these “Rufina” is the oldest of the ancient Via Romana, luxury villas we re built the Tu s colane Villas. today Via Tu s colana, by the great arc h i tects of B o r romini also is VILLA SORA, owned the time. Their walls and co n t r i b u ted to its by the Salesians ceilings we re painte d co n struction. The villa is and built on a site dating with fre s coes by the n ow public pro p e r t y. back to Roman times. m o st we l l - k n own artist s VILLA GRAZIOLI h a s Then fo l lows V I L L A of the time, they we re been re sto red and is now TO R LO N I A, but all that stage to great parties used as a hotel. V I L L A can be admired today and political plots for all M O N D R AG O N E, situate d is the park, wate r the important Roman in a panoramic position, t h e a t re, fo u n tains families, the owned by the Card i n a l and the steps as it was A l d o b randini, the A l temps and boast i n g a l m o st all dest royed Pamphili, the Borg h e s e , re sto ration by the by bombing in the seco n d the To r lonia, the a rc h i tect Jacopo Baro z z i World Wa r. Last ly is L u d ovisi, theColonna, the da Vignola, sits alo n g s i d e the re s i d e n ce Farnese and the Martino Longhi da of Marcus Tullius Cice ro , B o n co m p a g n i . Viggiù. Since 1981 it has VILLA TUSCOLANA, VILLA ALDOBRANDINI been one of the seats of named after the fa m o u s was fruit of the work of the Unive rsity of Rome " Tusculanum", the arc h i tect Giaco m o Tor Ve rg a ta . with some of the most della Po r ta, pupil to Not far off are the fre s co - fa n ta stic views. M i c h e l a n g e lo, Carlo f i l led VILLA MUTI, V I L L A Today it is a hotel and Maderno and Giova n n i L A N C E L LOTTI and V I L L A re sta u rant.

the work of art has been happily de- st royed by children ce le b rating the fe s- THE WINE ROUTE OF THE CASTELLI ROMANI tival. Next comes L A R I A N O and, towards the towe rs. Last ly, ove r looking the lake , south, the large town of V E L L E T R I. This the town of CASTEL GA N D O L FO, the lo n g - town owes its origins to the Volsci and time summer re s i d e n ce of the the pope soon ended up under Roman le a d e r- LARIANO BREAD who every year le a ves Rome for the ship. One of the first seven kings of fresh air of the Castelli Romani. Rome Anco Marzio, was born here. On the return road to Rome, after R O C- In the Middle Ages, it underwent ra d i ca l CA PRIORA and R O C CA DI PA PA, is the On the hills of Tu s co lo, the town of i n te r ven tions and was surrounded by town of M A R I N O, facing Albano on the F R A S CAT I is placed delica te ly among walls and bastions which are still inta c t . upper level of the cra ter of the lake . g reen woods and shows off pre c i o u s A m o n g st these works that of Vignola, R e n owned for its wate rs, wine and Latin and Renaiss a n ce co n st r u c t i o n s that inte r vened to improve the aest h e t- p leasant life thanks to nature's gen- such as Villa Aldobra n d i n i, the park of ic and functional quality, stands out. e rosity, among fo u n tains and medieva l s Villa To r lo n i a, with its alluring A c q u e 1Copertina_Lay-out Lazio INGOKcorr 21-09-2009 14:01 Pagina 17

W I N E S

C a stelli Romani has used by pro d u ce rs . T R E B B I A N O b i a n co a rea that more than wine which has one of the oldest F R A S CAT I b o a sts the which along with half of the wine c h e e red the dinner w i n e m a k i n g lo n g e st tradition. It B e l lone and consumed in Rome ta b les in the villas t raditions in Ita ly reigns from Tu s co lo Bonvino, are until the XVI ce n t u r y of many aristo c ra t s and in the wo r l d . hill and owes a gre a t p ro d u ced by more was pro d u ced. To d a y and papal courts. Fa vo u red by the part of its fame to than thre e - h u n d re d t h e re are around 900 In Marino, there are a rea's vo lca n i c - Roman sta t e s m a n p ro d u ce rs. Fu r t h e r PDO pro d u ce rs with also various types origin soil, its hilly M a rcus Po rc i u s on, in even smalle r a to tal pote n t i a l of wine fro m position and sea C a to. Today there quantities, though p roduction of 230 p leasant to b reezes, gra p e a re 2,500 (PDO) i n te re sting for its t h o u s a n d exce l lent, with the c u l t i va t i o n p ro d u ce rs pro d u c i n g originality and its h e c to l i t res. In the s e a - facing vineya rd s d eve loped gre a t ly in a round 200 thousand i n n ova t i ve ability, is a rea betwe e n p roducing an inte n s e ancient Rome. While h e c to l i t res a ye a r. the production of the Genzano and and ex u b e rant wine. Sabina was an oil Among the Fra s c a t i Z a g a ro lo and Lanuvio, the PDO OF This mix of wines re s e r ve, these hills wines, CA N N E L L I N O G a l l i cano area which THE COLLI and landscapes is supplied the ca p i ta l is famed. Inte n d e d is based on L A N U V I N I e n j oy s n ow more acce ss i b le with wine. for a very sele c t M A LVA S I A g as v i g o rous vines and to visito rs thanks to In genera l , g roup of wine love rs , well as a high pro d u c t i v i t y. the opportunities p roduction is made it is chara c terised by contribution of A round Caste l o f fe red by the up of WHITE WINES. its high sugar and Trebbiano. Ve l letri is G a n d o l fo Lake, but “S T R A DA DEL VINO Types are beco m i n g acid co n tent since it p ro d u ced in gre a te r also cove r i n g DEI CA S T E L L I m o re distinct and comes fro m quantities. Its A r i ccia, the R O M A N I” (Caste l l i d i ve rse thanks to the s h r i ve l led gra p e s . t radition dates back v i n eya rds of Colli Romani Wine Route ) , co m p e te n ce s In Monte co m p a t r i to the Etruscans and Albani are tended by with its popular a c q u i red and the and Colonna the also includes re d a round 400 p ro m o t i o n a l n ew te c h n o lo g i e s lo cal production is wines. It is from this p ro d u ce rs making i n i t i a t i ve s .

> Nature and Sport > G a s t r o n o my

The te r r i tory's nature is pro te c ted and The area's offer is co m p le te with a rich e n h a n ced by the large C a stelli Romani variety of food and wine. G E N Z A N O a n d Pa r k which cove r s 12 thousand L A R I A N O fe a t u re two diffe rent lo cal ove n - h e c ta res and includes fe r t i le fo re st s b a ked bre a d s with distinct ta stes. Fo r c re a ted by the vulcanic soil. centuries the vineya rds have offe red a del Maderno t h e a t re, and C a t te d ra le di An inte re stinc hara c te r i st i cof the park m e d ley of diffe rent productions, all of San Pietro. Further dow n st ream, on Via is its respect of the balance betwe e n which are certified, and co n n e c ted with Latina, the peaceful town of G R OT TA- the original nature and the man-made the wealth of the te r r i tories of the Colli F E R R ATA with the A b b ey of San Nilo, is a reas which, over time, have come to Lanuvini, Fra s cati, Monte compatri, and owned byGreek Orthodox monks . Its c h a ra c terize the area gre a t ly. Ve l letri, whose v i n e s in the 1500s sup- S c r i p torium, a book re sta u r ation lab- plied more than half of the wine co n- o ra tory, was famous throughout me- The lakes and park offer an ideal set- sumed in Rome. The ideal acco m p a n i- dieval Europe and is still active today. ting for sports fans: w a ter skiing, ment for the famous ro a st pork of Arri- L e o n a rdo da Vinci's Atlantic Code was ca n o i n g and k a ya k i n g, b i c yc le exc u r- cia, various cold cuts and cheeses which re sto red here. PA L E S T R I N A and G E N A Z- s i o n s, t re k k i n g and h o rse riding a re all a re chara c te r i stic of this area which al- Z A N O co m p le te a profuse selection of ex t re m e ly popular. There is also a g o l f so boasts a peculiar delicacy: the deli- nature and culture. co u rse at Castel Gandolfo . cious wild st rawberries of Nemi. 1Copertina_Lay-out Lazio INGOKcorr 21-09-2009 14:01 Pagina 18

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The mountains, hill and va l l eys of Ciociaria fo r m a terr i t o ry whose culture / n at u re balance is permanent and ev i d e n t . sta tesman Gaius Marius and the gre a t st ra te g i st Marcus Agrippa, designer of The palaeontological exc avations with animal remains from the Rome's Pantheon. Latin poet Juve n a l p restigious site of E s p e r i a ,in A n ag n i , and those of H o m o and, many ye a rs later, one of the gre a t- e st founding fa t h e rs of theolo g i c a l E rectus discove red in the province of C ep ra n o, wh e re they are thought, Saint Thomas, we re born fur- p re s e rved under the name “A rg i l ” , tell us of the vast are a s, ther south in the town of Aquino. The importa n ce of these towns re- m a ny of wh i ch inhab i t e d , in wh i ch human presence dates back mained intact and, in some ca s e s , m a ny millennia, b e fo re the Neandert h a l s. gained grew after the end of the Ro- man empire. In the middle ages, which left evident and pre stigious tra ce s h e re, these te r r i tories st re n g t h e n e d their relations with Rome, incre a s i n g their prestige and importance. In the VI century two Ciociari popes we re ele c ted, Hormisdas from F R O S I- > H i s t o ry,A rt and A r c h a e o l o gy N O N E, who became deacon after being w i d o wed, and his son Silverius, a The lo cal environment we lcomed and unique case in the history of the s u p p o r ted the preRoman italic Herni- church. Both became saints. ci and Volsci populations allow i n g The town of A N AG N I, however, be- them, much later, to live and build stowed the maximum prestige on this towns which we re still important in the region taking on a ruling position ove r times of the prestigious Romans. the other towns and an important ro le This can be shown by the great m e g a- in relations with Rome. was the lithic walls which surround and pro- seat of important historic events. Po p e s tect the towns of A L AT R I, F E R E N T I N O, I n n o cent III and Gregory IX we re both V E R O L I, A R P I N O and AT I- born here between the XII ANAGNI N A. Thanks to their geo- and XIII centuries. Late r , g raphic position, they B o n i fa ce VIII, who esta b- m a k e enchanting site s lished the first Jubile e , and destinations for visi- and was an importa n t to rs who will be able to re p re s e n ta t i ve of secular see all the surro u n d i n g p ower and player in Eu- valleys and hills. ropean politics in the C i c e ro, philo s o p h e r , M i d d le ages, was also m a g i s t ra te, writer and born here. politician, amongst the m o st illustrious men of B o n i fa ce VIII's impre ss i ve ancient Rome, was born papal palace in the fine in the area. His ce n t re of his home tow n fe l low citizens included is just one ex a m p le of the 1Copertina_Lay-out Lazio INGOKcorr 21-09-2009 14:01 Pagina 20

Ciociaria A B B E YS

C ro ssed by the ro a d s connecting Rome with the south of Ita ly, in the m e d i eval times, not fa r f rom animated and p o p o lous burg h s , Ciociaria saw a gre a t number of Abbeys and M o n a steries fo u n d e d . T h ey we re ce n t res of p ra yer, education and c u l t u re, agricultural and manual work, founded by ABBEY OF MONTECASSINO the Ciste rcian monks who came from Fra n ce aro u n d 1100 AD. Often they chose swampy, unhealthy CERTOSA DI TRISULTI p l a ces which they reclaimed with exce l le n t hand, was the founder of results. Later, alo n g s i d e the ABBEY OF CA S A M A R I the Ciste rcian monks, in which today there is st i l l sometimes subst i t u t i n g a pharmacy and a beautiful them, Benedictine ca m e l i b ra r y. The building once the monks. The work of the housed craftsmanship, a countryside and the life of h o s p i tal, a large inn and the city was org a n i z e d re ce n t ly also edito r i a l a round these settle m e n t s . b u s i n e ss and a co l lege fo r The abbeys and t h e o lo g i cal st u d i e s . m o n a steries we re On the Via Benedicti, in s u r rounded by a co n t i n u o u s C o l le p a rdo, is a little jewe l wall inside of which was i m m e rsed in woods full of the church and, arra n g e d oaks: the CA R T H U S I A N a round the clo i ste rs, the MONASTERY OF TRISULT I. rooms where the lives of Its main va n tage is its the monks unfolded. In s p lendid pharmacy. Nearby various monasteries there a re the monasteries of San we re areas dedica ted to D o m e n i co and San Nico l a ve g e ta b le gard e n s , and, in a ca ve, the o rc h a rds, sties and space s sanctuary of the Madonna for craftsmanship, ofte n d e l le cese. Further on, a ccompanied by a school s ca t te red throughout the and, in some cases also a c i o c i a ro te r r i tory are the h o s p i ta l . n o ta b le Abbey of S. On the top of a hill more D o m e n i co di Sora, the than 550 metres high A b b ey of S. Sebastiano di stands the ABBEY , the Abbey of OF MONTECA SS I N O A u r i cola di Amaseno, the e stablished by Saint M o n a stery of S. Andrea di Benedict of Norcia, fo u n d e r Arpino, the Sanctuary of of the Benedictine ord e r the Madonna di Canneto di founded on the rule of “ora S e t te f rati, the Sanctuary of et labora ” . S. Maria Del Piano di Vicino Ve roli, on the other Ausonia. 1Copertina_Lay-out Lazio INGOKcorr 21-09-2009 14:01 Pagina 21

town's ce n t ral ro le. He did not fail to C h r i s tians and Laics m a ke one of the nature's most gener- alike. ous gifts appre c i a ted: the thera p e u t i c The first settlements in spa waters. the area we re esta b- It was Boniface VIII who promoted the lished by Saint Benedict w a te rs of F I U G G I which he had tra n s - who in 529 founded what p o r ted to Rome in great quantities today is the impre ss i ve highlighting the therapeutic pro p r i e t i e s A b b ey of Monte Cass i n o of the “water which breaks stone” and on the remains of a te m- d e c reeing its definitive succe ss ple dedicated to Apollo. throughout Europe. The Abbey has pre s e r ve d its charm even after hav- ing been co m p le te ly re- co n st r u c ted after it was re d u ced to rubble during the Second World War. Its library still preserves over 70 thousand vo l- umes of codes, parc h - ments is enthralling and books printed in the VI century. Built many ye a rs afte r- w a rds in around 1000 AD, the A b b ey of Casamari, an admira b le ex a m p le of Gothic Ciste rcian arc h i- te c t u re, in the municipal- CLOISTER OF CASAMARI ABBEY ity of V E R O L I, and the Carthusian monastery of > Religion and Art Tr i s u l t i, near C O L L E PA R D O, known fo r its ancient pharmacy whose essences The Middle Ages in Ciociaria, with its and aromas are made from the herbs c lose ties to Rome and Christianity, did which the monks still gather from the not hand down mere ly histo r i cal re s i - surrounding mountainside. d e n ces and memories of conflict and p ower st r u g g les . In line with its vo ca- In Val Comino, last ly, right in the heart tion of satisfying the needs of the soul of ce n t ral Ita ly, near the border with and the spirit as well as those of the Abruzzo, is the Sanctuary of the body, C i o c i a r i a is home to some of the Madonna del Canneto. m o st inte re sting and charming abbey s S i t u a ted amidst lush greenery it is a and basilicas of the period as well as d e stination for pilgrimages and re l i- m o n a steries which are visited today by gious and folk events. 1Copertina_Lay-out Lazio INGOKcorr 21-09-2009 14:01 Pagina 22

Ciociaria - Sacco Valley > Nature and Sport F I U G G I

E verything is linked to nature's gener- Not far from Along with these the T E AT R O exclusively to its ousity, today pre s e r ved opportunely in Canterno lake buildings, there are C O M U N A L E. In 1910, diuretic proprieties, and the meadows also many churches, the splendid Grand but to the presence the various natural reserves through- of Arcinazzo is the in particular, San Hotel Città di of macromolecules out the territory. town of Fiuggi, a Pietro, Santo was built and which are able Po sta Fibreno lake, at the south, pop- beautiful medieval Stefano, Santa Maria in summer its to attack the stone u l a ted by esteemed, ra re fre s h w a te r burgh and one of the delle Colle, the theatre hosted and break it. most well-known church Madonna the most important Furthermore the fish and equipped with observa t i o n S PA TOW N S della Vittoria, built Italian shows of the water of Fiuggi points for b i rd w a tc h i n g. Monti Simbru- in Europe. by Marcantonio time. Today, it is is an effective in Natural park st re tches over 30 thou- Its origins date back Colonna in memory home to the remedy for urinary to pre-Roman times, of the victory prestigious Istituto infections and sand hecta res between the prov i n ce s but its development of the Christian Professionale promotes the of Rome and Frosinone, between the and reputation owe army at Lepanto, Alberghiero di Stato healing of gout and va l ley of the Aniene river and the va l - a lot to the Papal and the church (State Professional joint pains. state. In particular of SAN BIAG I O, the Hotel School). In The FIUGGI GOLF ley of the Sacco. A strip of the Nation- Pope Boniface VIII patron saint of 1911, the natural C LU B, where al Park of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise developed the spa Fiuggi. Today Fiuggi mineral water non-members are with its spectacular town which was is host every year source FO N T E also welcome to already known in the to a great number B O N I FACIO VIII play, is not far from is populated with bears, wo lves, ly n x- Roman era. of tourists, national was inaugurated. the town. The es, deer and Italian roe deer. The town was and international Afterwards, the spa splendid 18-hole F i n a l ly the ca ve s, pro d u ced by the founded around congresses and town became course covers meeting of the great water re s o u rce s 1000 AD and its important events. a high-society a total of 5884 maze of lanes, little After Rome, Fiuggi's destination. Fiuggi's metres. It is of the area, underg round rive rs and squares and steps hotel structures oligomineral water equipped for l a kes with limestone. The G ro t te di sit within town have the greatest has a very low beginner lessons Pa ste n a ca ves are famous in the M o n- walls. The town's accommodation concentration and has a welcoming Medici Palace and capacity. of mineral salts. club house with ti Ausoni and are equipped for unfo r- Falconi Palace are Among its services Its effectiveness a restaurant g e t ta b le visits. Other varied sports ac- the source of local are the PA L AT E R M E, in treating kidney as well as tennis tivities are ava i l a b le, from s k i i n g to stories and legends. the FONTI THEAT R E, stones is not owed courts. f i s h i n g, t re k k i n g, m o u n t ain biking, p a ra g l i d i n g a n d rock climbing in the province of SORA and more. - Sagne, Pa ta cche, Stro z z a p reti – and a m o n g st which the red Cesanese del a sumptuous lo cal dish: B o n i fa ce VI- Piglio and the white Pa sserina sta n d > Food and Wine II's Timballo ( p a sta pie) is made fro m o u t . m e a t b a l l s, chicken hearts, gizzard s Body and soul, culture and nature , and live rs, slices of guanciale (cure d > S p a s p o wer st r u g g les and saints' live s , pigs' cheek), ham, pecorino cheese, p r i n ces and peasants, soldiers and eggs, mushrooms, to m a to sauce and These days spas have become dest i - p r i e sts , the intense life of this re g i o n f resh home-made egg pasta . nations for ce lebrities and co m m o n cannot help but le a ve a st rong imprint F i rst co u rses are fo l lowed by kid, l a m b, folk alike. The Fiuggi spa is one of the on the culture of food which has h a re, ra b b i t and c h i c ke n as well as lo- m o st prized not only for those who are reached our days almost inta c t . cal pork and delicious s a l a m i s a n d going for therapeutic purposes. In the first place, f resh hand-made h a m s . Last ly come the c h e e s e s – ri- T h ey are easy to get to from the ca p- egg pasta - fe t t u ccine, macc h e ro n c i- co t ta, ca c i o ca va l lo, fresh prova lo n e s i tal and an ancient and relaxing way to ni - or p a sta with just water and flo u r and pecorino – o l i ve oil and w i n e re st and ta ke ca re of oneself. 1Copertina_Lay-out Lazio INGOKcorr 21-09-2009 14:01 Pagina 23

the riviera of enea, the riviera of ulysse and its islands

From Rome going south, following the coast, the whiteness of a long stretch of sand and clay, made even more evident by the intense green of the Mediterranean shrubland and the blue of deep seabeds, once saturated with fish but now a family-orientated beach resort, catches the eye. The sun illuminates the landscape with great majesty and creates a play of lights which soften to pastels at sunset. 1Copertina_Lay-out Lazio INGOKcorr 21-09-2009 14:01 Pagina 24

the riviera and its islands > History and Archaeology

A N Z I O has always been a Roman holi- day destination, both today and in an- cient times. It is the pre t t i e st town in a te r r i t ory which reaches C i rce o ’s p ro m o n to r y. Cice ro, on returning fro m ex i le sta yed for a long time in Anzio. The empero rs of the -Claudian d y n a sty ele c ted it their fa vo u r i te re s i - d e n ce. Mece n a te had a villa here . Caligula and Nero we re born here and had an opulent palace built, some im- p o r tant tra ces of which have been pre- s e r ved. Va l u a b le lo cal arc h a e o lo g i ca l finds are pre s e r ved in many museums PARK OF CIRCEO a b road too. A few kilo m e t res fro m h e re, in nearby L a v i n i u m, legend has Founded in 1934 to undergrowth and Neanderthal-type There are, as well, it that Aeneas disembarked, the pre- preserve what great variety of plant skull was found in the C OA S TAL LAKES liminary act that would lead to the remained of the life as well as birds, 1939. Other caves of Paola, Caprolace, reclaimed Pontine mammals and are G R OT TA DELLE Monaci and Fogliano . Marshes , the reptiles. CA P R E, Grotta that make B e fo re reaching Circeo, the co a s ta l National Park of Inside the forest, dell’Impiso and up the wetlands, dunes get the better of any co n st r u c- Circeo comprises the reconstructions of Grotta del and are what straw huts and Fossellone, Grotta remains of the tion of man: in the area of S A B A U D I A, both the inland plains and the coastline as villages show and Breuil, Grotta ancient marsh. They their true nature can be seen at its well as the marine give visitors the Azzurra, Grotta del are brackish water m o st splendid. A short dista n ce away environment. chance to experience Presepe and the basins that are an Circeo resembles profile of a sleeping The park contains the how country folk Cattedrale. ideal refuge for many five distinct habitats: lived in hardship Along the sea, the species of water woman's fa ce. Tradition has it that the forest, headlands, little more than a coastline enchants birds and wild s o rce re ss Circe lived here and afte r coastal dunes, century ago. with its many dunes animals. Licensed having tried to tra n s for m Uly sses and wetlands and the C I R C E O took its place and the famous long fishing is permitted, Island of Z A N N O N E. in legend with beach of Sabaudia. and sailboats and his companions into pigs, she ke p t Distinguished by a Homer’s tales of Fine white sand canoes and be taken them with her for one year and gave dense maquis Ulysses and the sprinkled with out on the lakes. them precious information for their re- shrubland, the sorceress Circe. One seashells at water’s Off the coast is the remaining area of the of its greatest edge; just a bit Island of Zannone, turn journey to Ithaca. T E R R ACINA FO R E S T attractions are farther back are sand uninhabited and stretches over 3 speleological ridges with bushes covered with oak > Nature and Sport thousand hectares expeditions; its and shrubs inhabited forests. Heather, and represents the marvelous caves are by a variety of animal broom, mastic and largest natural low- not only beautiful but species. The myrtle bloom here Unique in Ita ly and Europe, C i rceo Na- lying forestland in contain evidence of blossoming of and a variety bird tional park includes a large level are a Italy. A network of ancient human flowers in springtime species find refuge. on the mainland and as well as a va st trails and bike paths settlements here. is not to be missed The sea bed is full of give easy access to The best-known site and can be enjoyed fish and one of the marine area which has also re ce n t ly this eco system with is G R OT TA GUAT T E R I, biking along the island’s great a c q u i red Z A N N O N E island. The park is its flourishing where a seashore. attractions. a fo re st with pine trees, holm oaks and 1Copertina_Lay-out Lazio INGOKcorr 21-09-2009 14:01 Pagina 25

GAETA

an u n d e r w a ter sp orts p a radise. Ve n- to tene still has striking Roman ruins, some quite we l l - p re s e r ved . Ponza has its bays, ca verns, its fa raglioni (sta c k s ) ISLAND OF PONZA and the Bourbon-period harbour. A f ter the pro m o n tory of Circeo, at the end of the the tow n s of T E R R AC I N A and GA E TA a re lo ca te d a long the co a st. Te r racina owes the most significant part of its history to ancient Rome and the M i d d le Ages. The town ce n t re still has a paved sec- tion of Via Appia which went from Rome tow a rds Capua and co n t r i b u ted gre a t- ly to the town's deve lopment. Today Te r- TERRACINA racina still pre s e r ves its inte re st i n g Te m p le of Jupiter and the Emilian Fo- cork oaks, the pro m o n tory of Circe o for fans of urban planning who wish to r u m f rom that period. and diffe rent wetlands which include find inte re sting ex a m p les of ra t i o n a l- The wall fo r t i f i cations, ca st le, man of the co a stal b rackish lake s: PAO L A, istic architecture. the churches and ca t h e d ral as well as CA P R O L AC E, M O N AC I and FO G L I A N O. C i rceo fa ces out, a little to the south, the tower houses of the upper part of T h e re are areas deriving from the va st o n to the six Pontine islands: Z A N N O N E, the town, which belonged to the rich- Pontine marshes which have been sub- PA L M A R O L A, GAV I, P O N Z A, V E N TOT E N E er families, belong to the medieval pe- ject to reclamation attempts since the and S A N TO STEFA N O, right in front of r i o d . Roman times. In the twenties, these at- the Gulf of Gaeta. tempts culminated with a mass i ve in- The islands are all appre c i a ted for their > Religion and Art te r vention throughout the te r r i tory, fo l- n a t u r al beauty, splendid seas and the lowed by the co n struction of co m p le te- f lourishing sea beds. These islands are I ta ly's first Gothic-Ciste rcian Abbey is ly new towns, sealing the pro ce ss of holiday destinations most ly for those found in Sabaudia's hinterland. The co lonization. Today it is the dest i n a t i o n va cationing by sail or motor b o a t s. It is A b b ey of Fo s s a n ova was built at the 1Copertina_Lay-out Lazio INGOKcorr 21-09-2009 14:01 Pagina 26

the riviera and its islands beginning of the XII ce n t u r y. This beau- tiful co n struction, chara c terized by s i m p le st y le, was re sto red re ce n t ly with a beautiful rose window, clo i ste rs, a re- fe c tory and the tower where Saint Thomas d'Aquino lived and medita te d in the last ye a rs of his life and then died. The tomb of the great saint and t h e o lo g i st is in one of the rooms aro u n d the cloisters.

> History

Further south is GA E TA, a we l l - love d va cation resort in Roman times. Wealthy Roman patricians had the Via F l a cca built to reach the city more eas- i ly – it is still driva b le to d a y. With the fall of the eastern Roman empire, the town was subject to re p e a ted plunder- ing which made building town walls n e ce ss a r y. With time, Gaeta deve lo p e d further thanks to Frederick II of Sve- via's work and later co n struction which have preserved its imposing presence to d a y. Indeed, today the town's defin- ing element is the A n j o u - A ra g o n e s e Castle. It was from here, in the XIV century, Al- NINFA GARDENS fons of Aragon left to conquer the throne of that of the Otto m a n > Nature and Art N a p les and decre e d e m p i re, is pre s e r ved in the beginning of the the cathedral. Further north, in the municipality of Cis- N e a p o l i tan cultural in- B e t ween Te r racina and terna di Latina, there is a site of gre a t f l u e n ce which, during G a e ta is the little sea- n a t u ra l i stic and cultural importa n ce: the Spanish domination, side town of S P E R LO N- G i a rdino di Ninfa (the Garden of the defined Gaeta as the GA, sple n d i d ly perc h e d Nymph). You can visit it only on ce r ta i n “ st ronghold of the re i g n over the sea. In the va l- days of the year and, despite this, tens of of ”. The sta n- ley is the arc h a e o lo g i- thousands of to u r i sts come from all ove r d a rd of Lepanto. which cal museum of the v i l- the world to see what the New Yo r k M a rca n tonio Colonna lent to the tow n la and the ca ve of Tiberius which hous- Times has described as “the most beau- a f ter its fleet (in the service of the Po p e es Roman statues depicting Uly ss e s ' tiful garden in the world”. The garden is and departing from Gaeta) defe a te d adventures. s i t u a ted in the ruins of an ancient me- 1Copertina_Lay-out Lazio INGOKcorr 21-09-2009 14:01 Pagina 27

CA M P I N G

The seashore in the expansion, fa vo rs ca m p g ro u n d s beauty and prist i n e P rov i n ce of Latina, these sites which o rg a n i z e n a t u re within the f rom north to south, g rant E A SY AC C E SS e n te r tainment fo r Park of Circeo. To the f rom the Fo ce Ve rd e to sunny, S A N DY c h i l d ren and adults north, the seasideof Beach to Minturno, is B E AC H E S. The as well as S P O R T S Latina is also we l l - full of to u r i st ca m p g rounds are ACT I V I T I E S. equipped; to the facilities and hotels. lo ca ted in the T E R R AC I N A is home south of Te r ra c i n a T h e re are hotels big S H E LTER OF THE to gre a te st number of a re the love ly co a sta l and small, B&Bs, S H A D E that pine ca m p g rounds with its towns of Sperlo n g a , va cation homes, and t rees and long beaches which FO R M I A, GA E TA fa r m - stays. But the M e d i te r ra n e a n st re tch northwards to and M I N T U R N O, each quality and shrubland have C I R C E O and to with its ow n a vailability of p rovided since the S P E R LO N GAin the c h a ra c ter and st y le . ca m p g rounds is dawn of time. south. T h e re are no SERMONETA CASTLE p a r t i c u l a r ly C a m p g ro u n d s A number of ca m p g rounds on the o u t standing. There p rovide all the ca m p g rounds, all islands of P O N Z A a n d a re almost one n e ce ssary fa c i l i t i e s lo ca ted near the tow n V E N TOT E N E. There is h u n d red along the for a simple nature of S A B A U D I A, are a good choice of s e a s h o re. Nature, on holiday, but without i m m e rsed in an h o tels and va ca t i o n g u a rd against urban p r i vations. Many e n v i ronment of ra re houses howeve r.

> Gastronomy and History

T h roughout the Pontine Marsh area ex- q u i s i te buffa lo-milk m o z z a re l l a, o l i ve s and w i n e ( m o st ly white) are pro d u ce d . Tow a rds the hinterland, on the histo r i c Via Appia, is the town of FO N D I, right in the middle of a wet plain. For this re a- son, it is dedica t ed to agriculture to BUFFALO-MILK MOZZARELLA such an ex tent that it has the seco n d b i g g e st fruit and ve g e ta b le marke t i n d i eval burg h, among towe rs, walls, re- Europe. mains of houses and churches, and has was first co n t ro l led by the Au- plants from all over the wo r l d: Japan- runci, then by the Volsci, last ly by the ese maple, bamboo, Canadian firs as Romans and then fought over by the well. These all lie within the WWF oasis papal sta te and the kingdom of Naple s . a long with the springs of the Ninfa rive r It had a significant Jewish co m m u n i t y and a little lake. Further up, on the hills which lived in the neighbourhood facing the Pontine marshes are the tow n s known as Giudea. of S E Z Z E and S E R M O N E TA which we re The gast ron omy of the area of Sezze home to Italic peoples befo re the Romans and Sermoneta is not very diffe re n t and today boast a sound medieval tow n from that of Ciociaria and in the areas plan and an inte re sting selection of lo ca l on the co a st there are various fish spe- h o m e - co o ked food and wines. cialities to seduce every palate. 1Copertina_Lay-out Lazio INGOKcorr 21-09-2009 14:01 Pagina 28

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G i o a c chino Belli was right when he thanked God in one of his Romanesque poems for having give n Rome such a blue sky and for filling its night sky with stars. Our Cre ator could have spared them, bu t he wanted to be be ge n e ro u s. The extent of t h e beauty of Rome's sky can be seen also in Baro q u e ch u rch fre s c o e s, for ex a m p l e, in Sant’Andrea della Va l l e, in the Chiesa di Gesù or in the grand hall at the Barberini Pa l a c e.

BATHS OF CARACALLA

ro te c ted by this sky, Rome is at f rom all ages, the immensely beauti- the ce n t re of a history re a c h i n g ful rooms painted with fre s coe s by Ra- P back thousands of ye a rs which phael for apartments of Pope Julius II can be admired today in the mate r i a l and the S i stine Chapel can be visite d . c u l t u re of its past and the bounte o u s Nearby is another of Rome’s iconic be- h e r i tage which we have inherited. The auties: C a stel Sant’A n g e lo. C o lo ss e u m, the Fo r u m s and Pa l a t i n e hill pro f fer atmospheres and ex p e r i e n- > H i s t o ry and A r ch a e o l o gy ces, described by many visito rs with a d m i ration, nostalgia and inte l le c t u a l In Rome, there is a great deal of wate r. c u r i o s i t y. It was in these places that Ro- The countryside's ancient aqueducts man social, political, religious and eco- whose remains deco ra te the Roman nomic life took place. With a little ima- l a n d s cape, and the impre ss i ve ancient gination, it is not difficult to rebuild and baths such as those of C a ra ca l l a, in the u n d e rstand the main chara c te r i stics of heart of the city, pay homage to wate r. l i fe in Roman times with ple a s a n t T h e re are many inco m p a ra b le fo u n- walks and visits. tains. The T i b e r r i ver has been at the A little further on is Saint Pe ter's Squa- ce n t re of Roman life since the city's re, its B a s i l i ca and the Va t i ca n. Berni- fo u n d i n g . n i ’s splendid square, with its famed co- N owadays, the Tiber can be sailed upon. lonnade, welcomes visitors with diffe- Rome's system of boats offer diffe re n t rent motivations, whether religious or visits. Tow a rds the sea, you can re a c h c u l t u ral curiosity. The Basilica with its the splendid O stia Antica exca va t i o n s . M i c h e l a n g e lesque cupola, its mov i n g O stia was ancient Rome's harbour and statue of the Pietà and the opulent M u- emporium. Built around 600 BC, it to- s e u m s in which, amongst works of art ok just a few decades for Ostia to be- 1Copertina_Lay-out Lazio INGOKcorr 21-09-2009 14:01 Pagina 30

Rome come a popular and active town. Its re- mains have survived in exce l lent co n d i- tion. Those visiting Ostia An- t i ca can delight in its sple n- did theatre, ca rdinal ro a d and its road system equalle d o n ly to that of Pompei and H e rculaneum. Among spas, insulae and curiae in Ost i a A n t i ca there was also a Sy- nagogue brought to light on- ly re ce n t ly which demonst ra- tes an open and to le rant re- ligious and cultural life . PALATINE HILL

VILLA BORGHESE VILLA PAMPHILI

Ambling through Ostia Antica is a uni- > N a t u r e foundations. These include the G a r- que ex p e r i e n ce as it is in the Fo r u m s . dens of the Quirinale, seat of the Pre- Rome was made for walking and fo r The ple a s u re of experiencing Rome, sident of Ita ly, the Pincio, Villa Borg h e- stopping off le i s u re ly in its st reets and wandering through its squares and la- s e, Villa Medici, Villa Giulia, Villa Celi- a b ove all its squares which inspire one nes is made even more delightful by m o n tan a, Villa Pa m p h i l i, Villa Sciarra . of the most beautiful shows in the its many villas, large parks and ele- Not far from the old city walls, but st i l l world. They are a stage for works of art, gant gard e n s . inside the city, are the ancient palaces, medieval houses, Re- From the Renaiss a n ce, a g reat villas where noble naissance palaces, modern buildings, g reat number of the vil- families would ta ke their parks and ancient Roman ruins, mix las and gardens, which holidays and relax: V i l l a ing together fre e ly and imaginative ly to n ow co m p e te with tra f f i c A d a, Villa Albani, Villa c re a te unmatc h a b le sequences and in- a reas, we re built on an- G lori, Villa Paganini and comparable charm. cient Rome's housing Villa To r lo n i a . 1Copertina_Lay-out Lazio INGOKcorr 21-09-2009 14:01 Pagina 31

F O U N TA I N S

Rome is a water city. g reat and RIVERS FO U N TA I N i n Wa ter is a supre m e Wa ter fa c i l i ta ted its m o n u m e n tal like Piazza Navona, the e lement and the g rowth and the TREVI FO U N TA I N, fo u n tain of the Naiads s o u rce of life and d eve lopment. the FO U N TAIN in Piazza della well-being which has The sea brought tra d e OF MOSES, in Piazza R e p u b b l i ca, and the been used wisely opportunities. San Bernardo, the FO U N TAINS SAINT for treating the body The Tiber acted Q U ATTRO FO N TA N E i n PETER’S SQUARE. and mind since as a means of the st reet of the same T h e re are other ancient times and co m m u n i cation name, the fo u n ta i n s s m a l ler and is still used today and supplied wate r. in Piazza Fa r n e s e , b e a u t i f u l ly ele g a n t in the new ARA PAC I S The lakes made B A R CAC C I A ones too, like the FO U N TA I N or S A N the co u n t r y s i d e ' s FO U N TAIN d e s i g n e d T R I TONE FO U N TA I N i n C O S I M ATO FO U N TA I N a g r i c u l t u ral by Bernini in Piazza Piazza Barberini, also in Tra steve re . work more di Spagna, the designed by Bernini, The Romans histo r i c st ra i g h t fo r w a rd . G I A N I C O LO the Bee Fo u n tain familiarity with this B e cause of this, Rome FO U N TA I N, of at the start of Via e lement is prove n pays homage to wate r co m m i ssioned by V i t t orio Ve n e to, the l a st ly by the gre a t using it also as a Pope Paul V and fo r TURTLE FO U N TA I N aqueducts which they d e co ra t i ve ele m e n t , this reason, known as behind Po r t i co di built and the sple n d i d making it jet out of “acqua paola” by the O t tavia or that of the spas, ex a m p les thousands of Romans as well as Babuino near Piazza of which still asto n i s h fo u n tains. Some are Bernini's FO U R del Po p o lo. to this day.

ted through the famous B o rghese Gal- le r y which along with the G a l leria Co- lo n n a, the G a l leria dell’A ccademia di san Luca, the Galleria Doria Pamphi- l i and the G a l leria Spada m a ke up a h e r i tage which is unique in the wo r l d for the quantity and quality of the wo r k s TREVI FOUNTAIN of art. More over, the great opportuni- ty offe red by the many Roman chur- Still on the theme of the co n n e c t i o n s > Art and Architecture ches which house exce l lent works of b e t ween nature and culture, the A p - art, and have remained in the lo ca t i o n s pia Antica Regional Pa r k is very inte- The ca p i tal has a wealth of m u s e u m s they were created for, is not to be for- re sting. On a 3,400-hecta re st re t ch of which tell the history of Italian art and g o t ten. Inco m p a ra b ly beautiful chur- land, it includes the arc h a e o lo g i ca l the societies which lived here. Mu- ches we re built by arc h i tects of the gre- a reas of Via Latina and the aqueducts, seums focusing on ancient Rome in- at ca l i b re such as Michelangelo, Bor- the ancient Appian Wa y with its clude the Museo di Palazzo Mass i m o romini and Bernini to name just a few tombs, vaults of diffe rent co n f ra te r n i- a l le Terme, Palazzo Altemps, the Aula of the greats. ties and ca t a c ombs. The este e m e d O t t agona and the Terme di Diocle z i a- C o n te m p o rar y and modern Rome w i t h and notorious Tomb of Cecilia Mete l- no. Others are the Capitoline Museums, the Galleria Comunale d’A r te Moderna la is found in an unfo rg e t ta b le setting the Museo Nazionale Romano and the (Municipal Modern Art Gallery), the of pines, meadows, impre ss i ve a que- highly original Centrale di Montemar- G a l leria Nazionale d’A r te Moderna ( t h e duct re m a i n s . tini. The Renaiss a n ce period is re co u n- National Modern Art Gallery), the MA- 1Copertina_Lay-out Lazio INGOKcorr 21-09-2009 14:01 Pagina 32

Rome B R I D G E S

Rome's relationship with m e d i eval times as its river is proven by the M o l lo bridge, linking quantity and type of its Rome to Via Cassia and bridges, amongst other Via Flaminia, was built things. Wooden bridges, not long afte r. PONTE ROTTO AND THE TIBER ISLAND e a s i ly dest roya b le to A f te r w a rds we have d e fend the city during Fabricio bridge and bridge, in Ostia, built bridge, Cavour bridge, the initial ye a rs of its CESTIO BRIDGE w h i c h near Rome's ancient Mazzini bridge and founding. Stone bridges connect the Tiber Island harbour, next to the R i s o rg i m e n to (the and monumental bridges to the left and the right mouth of the Tiber. The I talian Unifica t i o n ) built to fa c i l i ta te banks of the river, built a Roman bridge syste m bridge, built for the t ransport and ce le b ra te few ye a rs apart in 100 was later modified by I n ternational Art displays of power we re BC. Then Agrippa bridge, the Papal Sta te, as with Exhibition in the early o ccasions for the whole the current S I S TO the current S I S TO 1900s. The new society to gather. Iro n B R I D G E, in front of B R I D G E, which howeve r SUBLICIO BRIDGE b u i l t bridges of the period of Tra steve re. Nero n i a n o added some new by arc h i tect Pio i n d u strial deve lo p m e n t bridge or Tr i o n fa le st r u c t u res such as the P i a centini, Matte o t t i and modern bridges with bridge built in I00 AD R I P E T TA BRIDGE as it bridge, bridge heavy flows of tra f f i c , whose tra ces have was in the XVII ce n t u r y and Duca d’A o sta and Fiorentini bridge bridge, M A R C O N I ca rs, moto r b i ke s , remained alongside the AUDITORIUM b i c yc les and modern V I T TO R I O built just befo re the B R I D G E, built as part of u n d e rg ro u n d . B R I D G E, designed by the B reach ofPo r ta Pia, now the EUR project. The last The city's oldest bridge, a rc h i tect De Rossi. Elio s u b st i t u ted by P R I N C I P E of the Tiber's bridges are EMILIO BRIDGE, is south bridge, these days AMEDEO BRIDGE. the Magliana bridge, of the Tiber Island nex t S A N T ’A N G E LO BRIDGE, INDUSTRIA BRIDGE w a s C a stel Giubileo bridge to where the fa m o u s facing Caste l built in the Te sta cc i o and Te sta ccio bridge, Sublicio bridge once S a n t ’A n g e lo, we re built neighbourhood in the designed by Bast i a n e l l i , stood. Built in the III by the emperor Hadrian name of indust r i a l i z a t i o n the Tor di Quinto bridge century BC, it is also to connect the city to his in the same period. and Pietro Nenni bridge. k n own as the “ponte m a u s o leum, re sto red by Modern bridges include: O ver the Aniene are the ro t to” (bro ken bridge). Bernini in the mid XVII Garibaldi bridge, M a m m o lo bridge, Its precious remains are century with its Palatino bridge, N o m e n tano bridge, v i s i b le from the banks of d e co ra t i ve statues which U m b e r to I bridge and Salario bridge, Ta z i o the river, the M I LV I A N continue to enhance it to Regina Marg h e r i ta bridge and the bridge B R I D G E, known in this day. Tor Boacc i a n a (Queen Marg a re t ) of the Valli.

CRO and the MAXI, the Palazzo delle in other establishments such as the Esposizioni, the A u d i to r i u m di Renzo H o t el Shera ton Pa rco de’ Medici, the Piano and the Meyer reliquary which Club Arco di Costantino, Olgiata Golf

houses the A ra Pa c i s and the E u r n e i- club, Le Magnolie sports ass o c i a t i o n M ACRO ghbourhood. and the Fioranello club. All these ma- ROME MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART ke up the public sport facility network > S p o rt and Gastronomy of gyms and swimming-pools, te n n i s lian co o k i n g in general, acco m p a n i e d courts, basketball courts and fo o t b a l l by prestigious lo cal wines. The city of- On the edge of Rome, in a charming p i tches, areas equipped for hors e - r i- fe rs a selection of i n ternational fo o d corner of Appia Antica Park, are the ding and cyc le paths, which make a and wine with Japanese and Chinese co u rses of the first Italian g o l f club, the stay in the city an ente r tai ning re l a x i n g re sta u rants, Kosher and Halal co o k i n g , Roma Acquasanta inaugura t ed more o ccasion. Your physical and mental sta- south American and African food as than a century ago. Golf can be playe d te will marry well with Roman and Ita- well as various European cuisines.