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Tarquinia is one of the best touted towns for Etruscan remains, and for good reason. When it is not filled with tourists, the place is quite reminiscent of the original ancient town making it a lovely place to visit for an afternoon. Tarquinia is home to the region’s finest Etruscan museum, just outside the Rome. The Etruscan [...]

Subiaco is a town in the Italy’s Lazio region, and makes for a great day trip from Rome. It is famous as a religious and tourist resort for the holy grotto called Sacro Speco which is located inside St. Benedict’s Abbey, with the additional Abbey of St. Scholastica nearby. Moreover it is renowned as the [...]

The Via Appia Antica, which goes from Rome to Brindisi, is the most famous aged Roman highway that can still be seen and visited today. The stretch near Rome is now part of an archaeological and natural park called the Parco Regional dell’Appia Antica which makes a beautiful day out, mainly on Sundays at what [...]

Bracciano has a population of 16000 and is situated about 21 miles or 34 km north-west of Rome is in the middle of Italy. It’s not far from Viterbo, and the town is laid out on top of the south-west hill of lake Bracciano. Sights and attractions in Bracciano The most genuine tourist appeal in Bracciano is [...]

The necropolis at Cerveteri is a magnificent attraction for those into Etruscan archeological remains. It has chambers, interlinked by corridors to give off a roomed like house. The chambers are built along streets, just like any normal urban setup. Back in the day, these rooms contained anything that was considered useful in the afterlife, typically, [...]

Vulci is situated in the northern part of Italy’s Lazio region. Once an Etruscan city, Vulci is now abandoned but most of the Etruscan ruins that were unearthed in excavations from 1828 onwards are resident in a former castle. Historic background of Vulci Vulci, also known as Volci, is pretty much an Etruscan city found [...]

Ponza is a member of the Pontine group of islands and is the in fact the largest of them all. Located between Rome and Naples, the Pontine islands are a very pretty archipelago off the coast of the Italian mainland. Ponza island is endowned with blue waters and a lovely mountainous landscape that really make [...]

Located in the Viterbo Province in Northern Lazio, Bagnaia is a short distance away from the city of Viterbo itself. It is very accessible by car or bus. The gardens at Villa Lante Bagnaia is famed for its sixteenth-century Villa Lante. Quoted as a significant relic of aristocratic grandeur, the villa is in essence a [...]

The Lazio region of Italy hosts the majestic gardens of Ninfa (Giardini di Ninfa). Roughly 40miles due south-east from Rome, Ninfa has been a well kept secret. As a result, getting to Ninfa is strenuous effort but well worth it. During the time of the Romans, Ninfa was a very significant town. However, as the [...]

Lake Bolsena is the largest volcanic lake in Europe, and is often referred to as being Italy’s belly button due to its shape and central location in the peninsula. With a circumference of 43km, it has a reputation for creating tidal waves in the lake, a rather strange occurrence that has come to be known [...]