the region
Latium is a predominantly hilly region, its territory is varied and stretches between the Apennines and the Tyrrhenian Sea, the plains are located near the coastal shores.
Fascinating mixture of people, traditions and deeply different territories.
At least four areas can be identified landscape-wise in Latium: Viterbo and Tuscia, the towns around Rome and the southern coast to Circeo, Ciociaria, and Sabina.
Latium has a great artistic-cultural heritage, a mixture of millenary culture, Christian and pagan religiosity, which combined with the landscape heritage makes this region one of the most attractive tourist destinations for international tourism.
In addition to the capital, Rome in the region's territory includes Vatican City, which attracts many religious people from all over the world.
You can also visit its archaeological parks, such as the Roman excavations of Ostia Antica, the temple of Hercules in Cori, the temple of Jupiter Anxur in Terracina or the Etruscan excavations of Vulci, the Necropolis of Tuscania and that of Cerveteri.
Its spas, such as those of Fiuggi, Viterbo and Tivoli, also famous for the presence of Villa d'Este and Villa Adriana, where the emperor of the same name lived.
Its ancient villages such as Viterbo, Civita di Bagnoreggio, Calcata, Castel Gandolfo, Sermoneta and Greccio, its coasts such as Gaeta and Sperlonga, its mountains such as Terminillo, its Pontine Islands, the Castelli Romani and countless other natural and artistic attractions.
Latium's gastronomy is of popular origin, typical dishes include bucatini all'amatriciana and alla carbonara, and desserts include maccheroni alle noci and Easter cake.