Latium
Still undiscovered region of fascinating nature and environment Latium is found in central Italy, located on the Tyrrhenian Sea. It borders on Tuscany, Marches, Umbria, Abruzzi, Campania and Molise. In general, Lazio has a mild climate thanks to the influence of the Mediterranean Sea., with an extraordinary variety of landscape: wide beaches, great pinewoods, mountains like Terminillo (an excellent ski resort), gentle hills and expansive plains. A region rich in artistic monuments that bring to mind the long and extraordinary history of this region in the most immediate fashion. At Tarquinia, Cerveteri and Tuscania, necropolises and museums bear evidence of ancient and mysterious Etruscan people (seventh to sixth centuries B.C.) who ruled central Italy before the rise of Rome. A pleasant small train leads the tourists along the huge necropolis of Banditaccia in Cerveteri. There are countless testimonies of the Roman and later historical eras outside Rome, in the other provinces of Latium and in the local centres: Rieti with its mountains and the Sabina area, the medieval Viterbo (city of the Popes) and la Tuscia area, Latina near the sea with the best cliffs and beaches in Latium, and Frosinone with Abbey of Montecassino and Sermoneta.
It is enough to think of the splendid and grandiose Villa Adriana in Tivoli (where the renaissance Villa d'Este can also be found), the seventeenth-century Palazzo Barberini in Palestrina, and the Cathedral in Anagni. The same grandiose style of the Roman religion seems to be projected and duplicated outside Rome: in the abbeys of Montecassino, Casamari, and Fossanova and in the monasteries of Subiaco, places dear to Saint Benedict of Norcia.
Sea: Sabaudia e S.Felice Circeo, wellknown as the best beaches and sea near Rome
Ostia Lido, the sea of Rome, is the nearest beach, at only 20 km from the city by underground.
Gastronomy in Latium.

Manziana and the lake Bracciano area
Manziana is a small quiet and relaxing village surrounded by a huge protected forest's reserve area, just a few kilometers far from the lake Bracciano. Very close other various ancient and historical centres principally rural, that with their gastronomic and village traditions make this an ideal place to stay for a while. At 1 km the Macchia Grande of Manziana is a wood of secular oak trees, that preserve the typical "macchia Mediterranea" (flora and fauna of the Mediterranean). Very unusual is the Natural Monument of "Caldara" which, with its little geysers of sulfurous water, make an ideal goal for having picknick during a walk. By horse and mountain bike, is possible to reach the Natural Reserve of Canale Monterano (5 km) with its ancient ruins of the old village, the beech wood and mill of Oriolo Romano (5 km), and the Regional park of Marturanum (15 km), Tolfa with its beautiful panorama.

The regional park of the lake Bracciano (5 km) and Martignano (20 km) offers lovely beaches in a delightful and sunny location, with the pretty villages of Bracciano, Trevignano and Anguillara Sabazia (looks like a crib on the lake), each one easy to reach by paths or by car and bus. The lake, forbidden to the motors, and water reserve of the aqueduct of Rome, is also wellknown for the princes the Orsini-Odescalchi majestic Castle, which is privately owned, but open to the public for guided tours. Around the lake is also possible to visit The botanical Gardens of San Liberato, designed by Russel Page for the same princes, and The Air Craft Museum. By the Mediterranea sea, only 20 Km far from Manziana, is located the Natural Reserve of Torre Flavia, with nice sunny beaches, and close the famous castle of Santa Severa.
In the nearby, the thermal centres of Stigliano and Viterbo, offer round year, baths of sulfurous 37 degrees water.

Historical artistic sites
The Farnese Palace of Caprarola, is a jewel of Renaissance just 20 km from Manziana. Viterbo with its beautiful medieval centre and the Papal Palace, the artistic-village of Calcata, Oriolo Romano with the portrait-gallery of all the popes in the Altieri Palace, the lovely old villages, and of course, ROME with The Vatican, The Catacombs,The Musei Capitolini just to name but a few!

Archaeology
There are numerous Etruscan excavations, like Tarquinia, Cerveteri, Barbarano Romano, Veio, Sutri’s Ancient city and Etruscn-Roman amphitheater (15 km) to name but a few, all within easy distance, and of course, ROME !