Italy, Siracusa
Siracusa is listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, it abounds in cultural history, particularly…
Italy, Napoli
Naples famous since Pompeii; the bay a source of inspiration to artists, poets and lovers.…
Italy, Bassano Del Grappa
Bassano del Grappa was renamed from Bassano Veneto, after the first world war, to commemorate…
Italy, Galliera Veneta
Galliera Veneta is best known for the famous Villa Capello, or Villa Imperiale, which now…
Italy, Mogliano
Mogliano Veneto is one of the many elegant tree-lined towns between Venice and Treviso, towns…
Italy, Gazzo
Gazzo is a small community near Venice and Vicenza where traditionally the artisans are based.…
Italy, Savona
Savona was the seat of a rebellious population who suffered under the relative might of…
Italy, Montebello Vicentino
Montebello, as it was named until the annexation of Veneto in 1866, had been for…
Italy, Pove Del Grappa
Pove del Grappa started life possibly as a quarrying town for the ancient roads in…
Italy, Castelli
Castelli is situated at the foot of the aptly named Monte Camicia, dominated by rocks…
Italy, Fano
The city of Fano, in Marche, is characterized by massive walls built before Emperor Augustus,…
Italy, Bergamo
Bergamo is an ancient city that suffered a compulsory reconstruction after a visit by Attila…
Italy, Treviso
The name Treviso either comes from the Celtic "Tarvos" or arose from the distant Illyrian.…
Canada, Whistler
Whistler started life in the late 19th century as a little-used trading route. The name…
Italy, San Donà di Piave
Located at the confluence of several rivers feeding the lagoon of Venice, the story of…
Italy, Codigoro
Located on the delta of the Po, the longest Italian River, Codigoro developed in the…
Italy, Tropea
Founded in mythology by Hercules, Tropea contrasts the extreme beauty of the sea and the…
Italy, Pesaro
Pesaro è famosa per due suoi figli, Gioachino Rossini e Valentino Rossi, due uomini che…
Italy, Paliano
Paliano is a little paradise growing around a military fortress that for centuries was part…
Italy, Subiaco
Subiaco was for centuries the "industrial centre" of the Papal States, and here were based…
Italy, Montebelluna
Montebelluna is a widespread commune at the foot of the Montello hill and the plain…
Italy, Zagarolo
Very close to Rome, Zagarolo has a shape rather "one-dimensional" along a ridge of tuff…
Italy, Vitorchiano
Vitorchiano is an 'invisible’ in the countryside: its old town merges with rocks. Located on…
Italy, Valmontone
The name Valmontone probably derives from the topography of the place where stood the town…
Italy, Rocca Massima
You arrive at Rocca Massima through chestnut woods on one side and a scenic drive…
Italy, Gorga
Gorga is a mountain village known among the inhabitants of the neighboring countryside as the…
Italy, Arcinazzo Romano
Curiously Arcinazzo Romano was called Ponza until 1872 when King Vittorio Emanuele II decided to…
Italy, Palestrina
A little 'history, a little' music and a bit of embroidery. Palestrina (ancient Praenestre) is…
Italy, Montelanico
Montelanico lies in a valley surrounded by mountains with chestnut woods. Its name has a…
Italy, Colleferro
Colleferro was officially founded in 1935 with the granting of land by the neighboring municipalities.…
Italy, Carpineto Romano
In the Lepini mountains, Carpineto overlooks the plains of Latina (formerly 'the swamps of the…
Italy, Capranica Prenestina
Capranica Prenestrina is the highest town of Lazio, on the Guadagnolo mountain that dominates Palestrina…
Italy, Bomarzo
Bomarzo falls within the Etruscan area and housed the great necropolis of Pianmiano, excavated in…
Italy, Genazzano
Genazzano stands on volcanic tufa rock surrounded by two rivers and is a renowned centre…
Italy, Piglio
Located on a spur of Ernici range, Piglio was founded around a military fortress during…
Italy, Civita di Bagnoregio
Civita di Bagnoregio is the old village of Bagnoregio accessible only through a pedestrian bridge…
Italy, Fumone
Fulone has always been important. Here, Tarquinius Superbus, the last king of Rome, took refuge…
Italy, Alatri
Perhaps the real period of peace and splendour for Alatri was many centuries before Christ…
Italy, San Felice Circeo
The area is divided into two clearly defined areas: the promontory being part of the…
Italy, S Angelo Romano
Known since 1174 BC the country, originally known as Medullia, was conquered by the Romans…
Italy, Collepardo
The town of Collepardo is on an area affected by a significant karst activity characterized…
Italy, Bassiano
The old town has a special circular shape, punctuated by nine towers and three doors…
Italy, Anzio
Cicero returned here from exile and reorganized his library. Some of the most prominent Romans…
Italy, Sermoneta
Sermoneta is located in a strategic place, along the Piedmont road that connected Rome and…
Italy, Tolfa
Tolfa was inhabited by the Etruscans, from whom there remains a necropolis, and then the…
Italy, Trevi nel Lazio
Trevi is located in the centre of a wide valley of Cantari mountains, through which…
Italy, Vallepietra
The hypotheses on the origin of this small town are different, but both are linked…
Italy,Ventotene
Ventotene is an island of the Pontine archipelago, originally called Pandataria and said to be…
Italy, Filettino
Filettino is the highest town in the Lazio (1075mabove sea level), and is surrounded by…
Italy, Montefiascone
Montefiascone experienced good fortune in the Roman period, thanks to the Via Cassia, and in…
Italy, Cerveteri
It was originally called Caere and in the twelfth century it became Caere Vetus (Cerveteri)…
Italy, Città della Pieve
Città della Pieve is situated in a dominant position on the Valdichiana above Lake Trasimeno,…
Italy, Anguillara Sabazia
Anguillara Sabazia sits on the shores of Lake Bracciano, its foundations dating back to the…
Italy, Leonessa
The municipality of Leonessa is located along the northern slope of Monte Terminillo and borders…
Italy, Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia was originally called Centumcellae for its many coves on the rocky shoreline that could…
Italy,Velletri
Velletri was an important centre of Volsci defeated by the Roman King Anco Marzio. From…
Italy, Prossedi
Prossedi, in the province of Latina, was founded in the seventh century A.D. Six families…
Italy, Roccasecca
The history of Roccasecca is deeply linked to its geographical position at the entrance of…
Italy, Cittaducale
It is a late-medieval town nestled gently on Colle Cerreto Piano along the Via Salaria,…
Italy, Civita Castellana
According to legend, a son of Agamemnon, King of Mycenae, founded Falerii Veteres, the ancient…
Italy, Santi Cosma e Damiano
Santi Cosma e Damiano, in the province of Latina, is on three levels that correspond…
Italy, Spigno Saturnia
The town of Spigno Saturnia is located in the central area of Cassino, with its…
Italy, Cassino
On the ‘hinge’ between the geographical cultures of southern Italy, the city of Cassino is…
Italy, Castel S.Elia
Castel Sant'Elia arose between two important consular roads, the Cassia and Flaminia, in the charming…
Italy, Castelnuova di Farfa
The town dates back to the Roman Empire before the village when some oriental families,…
Italy,Pastena
The name Pastena originates from the Latin medieval term pastinum which means "land masses" and…
Italy, Minturno
The name probably derives from Minto Me-natur (prey of fire) or the Minotaur, the figure…
Italy, Olevano Romano
The Olevano Romano centre is predates the Roman era as shown by the remains of…
Italy,Vicalvi
The name Vicalvi has medieval origins, Vicus Albus, of the Latin 'Vicus' (village) and 'albus'…
Italy, Pisoniano
Pisoniano is located on the slopes of Mount Guadagnalo, in the Fiumicino river valley. Its…
Italy, Isola del Liri
Isola del Liri is between two arms of the Liri river in the Frosinone province…
Italy, Proceno
Proceno is a small Lazio town near Tuscany and tradition attributes its foundation to the…
Italy, Torre Cajetani
Torre Cajetani is a Ciociarian commune on the Ernici mountains and owes its name to…
Italy, Saracinesco
Saracinesco is a small mountain village east of Rome at an altitude of 900 meters…
Italy, Rocca Santo Stefano
Rocca Santo Stefano is in the mountains east of Rome and its history is inseparable…
Italy, Canterano
The village lies on a hillside of the Ruffi mountains bordering Subiaco, in an area…
Italy, Rocca di Cave
Rocca di Cave is located on Prenestini mountains, where the river Sacco rises, and was…
Italy, Riofreddo
Riofreddo was founded around a Roman fort on the ancient Via Tiburtina Valeria (which led…
Italy, Campodimele
Originally this village was called Apiola, a name derived from bees and that after the…
Italy, Arsoli
Arsoli is situated on the Simbruini Mountains just a short distance from Abruzzo and has…
Italy, Agosta
Agosta is located on the Simbruini mountains, in the Aniene river valley north of Rome…
Italy, Affile
Affile is located in the mountains overlooking the Aniene Valley and its ancient past is…
Italy, San Gregorio da Sassola
Located in the Prenestini hills east of Rome, it was was the area where the…
Italy, Rocca Canterano
Rocca Canterano has a particularly elongated shape as it has developed along a 'cliff' in…
Italy, Magliano Romano
Magliano Romano is located on a cliff along the Via Flaminia, one of the Roman…
Italy, Colonna
The proximity of the Colonna with Rome characterized the entire first phase of this small…
Italy, Torrita Tiberina
Torrita Tiberina is located east of Rome in a natural area and takes its name…
Italy, Rignano Flaminio
Rignano Flaminio is located along the Via Flaminia at the foot of Mount Soratte, the…
Italy, Cerreto Laziale
Cerreto is a community on a hill in the Giovenziale valley and is surrounded by…
Italy, Montelibretti
Montelibretti is located northeast of Rome, in the Sabine area, near the Tiber Valley and…
Italy, Mazzano Romano
To the north of Rome, along the Treja river valley, Mazzano Romano appears as a…
Italy, Moricone
Moricone is located on the hills at the foot of Mount Gennaro in Lucretili Mountains…
Italy, Gallicano nel Lazio
Gallicano nel Lazio (Lazio Gallicano) is located on the Prenestini mountains east of Rome, specifically…
Italy, Camerata Nuova
Camerata Nova is a small town in the Simbruini Mountains Park on the border with…
Italy, Anticoli Corrado
The town of Anticoli Corrado is located in the Aniene Valley northeast of Rome. It…
Italy, Ponzano Romano
The river Tiber historically divided the Etruscans from the Sabines so along the hills near…
Italy, Castelnuovo di Porto
Just north of Rome, on the Via Flaminia, on a tuff cliff surrounded by valleys…
Italy, Civitella San Paolo
Civitella San Paolo is located northwest of Rome in the Tiber valley, along the via…
Italy, Ciciliano
Ciciliano is a town northeast of Rome, on high ground at the intersection of several…
Italy, Monte Porzio Catone
Monteporzio is located on a hillock of the Alban Hills looking towards the plain of…
Italy, Roccagiovine
Roccagiovine is located on a rocky outcrop and is part of the Lucretili Mountains Regional…
Italy, Accumoli
Accumoli is one of three Italian municipalities bordering three different regions from that of the…
Italy, Antrodoco
Antrodoco is located along the Via Salaria, at the junction for the road to L'Aquila,…
Italy, Belmonte in Sabina
Belmonte in Sabina is a town with agricultural vocation along the old Via Salaria. In…
Italy, Borgorose
Borgorose is located in the upper Valle del Salto and until 1960 was called Borgocollefegato.…
Italy, Cantalupo in Sabina
Cantalupo in Sabina is a picturesque village situated on a hill between the Apennines and…
Italy, Collalto Sabino
Collalto Sabino is a small medieval village along the Turano Valley and has been selected…
Italy, Concerviano
Overlooking the Valle del Salto, Concerviano, originally called "Collis cervinus", is a small town in…
Italy, Fiamignano
The territory of Fiamignano consists mainly of mountains covered with beech, fir and oak trees…
Italy, Magliano Sabina
The history of Magliano Sabina is closely linked with the ancient Sabino people who lived…
Italy, Marcetelli
Marcetelli is a very ancient centre in the province of Rieti, quoted by Livy, and…
Italy, Micigliano
Micigliano is located in the upper valley of the Velino. There is not much information…
Italy, Monte San Giovanni in Sabina
Monte San Giovanni is located in the mountains separating the plain of Rieti from the…
Italy, Montebuono
The name comes from the particular atmosphere that is created in this area under the…
Italy, Monteleone Sabino
Being defensible and well positioned on high ground, Monteleone Sabino was formed in the early…
Italy, Montenero Sabino
Castrum Montis Nigri, the current Montenero, is a small town on a ridge of the…
Italy, Montopoli di Sabina
On the crest of a green and secluded hillside Montopoli enjoys a sweeping view. Montopoli…
Italy, Morro Reatino
This small mountain village takes its name from the settlement of Roman Marruvio which in…
Italy, Petrella Salto
The name of this mountain town is derived from the Latin word 'petra' for stone…
Italy, Poggio Catino
Although the area was used since the Romans for their rural villas, the village dates…
Italy, Poggio Mirteto
Poggio Mirteto is located on a 'hill' which dominates the surrounding area in a countryside…
Italy, Poggio Moiano
The origins of Poggio Moiano perhaps come from a settlement of woodcutters carrying coal to…
Italy, Pescorocchiano
Pescorocchiano is located in the mountains of Abruzzo in the inner area that has an…
Italy, Poggio San Lorenzo
Roman records reveal how well this Sabina area was known since antiquity, but the current…
Italy, Pozzaglia Sabina
The name of the town should derive from Pozzo Gallo as depicted in the municipal…
Italy, Rocca Sinibalda
The history of Rocca Sinibalda coincides with the history of the castle, one of the…
Italy, Roccantica
Like many centres of Sabina, Roccantica started life as a Roman villa. Strabo describes it…
Italy, Salisano
The first documents about Salisano appear in the "Summary Farfense" in 840, where it is…
Italy, Scandriglia
In this place in Sabina, the Greeks had their Mefila colony which then became Roman.…
Italy, Stimigliano
Stimigliano was developed around a Roman villa, the 'Massa Septimina', belonging to the Settimia families,…
Italy, Torri in Sabina
The area of Torri in Sabina has been inhabited since Roman times with the establishment…
Italy, Torricella in Sabina
An ancient legend tells that the name of the country derives from that of a…
Italy, Turania
In ancient times called Petescia, Turania is located at 700 meters above sea level and…
Italy, Varco Sabino
The name Varco refers to its status as a 'pass', pass between two mountain ranges'…
Italy, Aquino
Aquino is located in the Liri Valley, halfway between Rome and Naples along the ancient…
Italy, Castelforte
Castelforte is located on a natural terrace of limestone rock that dominates the plain of…
Italy, Cineto Romano
Cineto Romano was the ancient city of Equa Ferrata conquered by the Romans who, in…
Italy, Cisterna
The town stretches on a volcanic origins floodplain strongly shaped by reclamation of the Pontine…
Italy, Formia
Formia dates back to pre-Roman population of the Aurunci and its history is also linked…
Italy, Grottaferrata
In Roman times, this area was occupied by the rich aristocratic Roman villas such as…
Italy, Guidonia Montecelio
Guidonia is a 'Fascist Planned Town' inaugurated in 1937 and that was formed around the…
Italy, Labico
Probably the city was formed where a town known as "Labicum" already existed although this…
Italy, Ladispoli
The first evidence of Ladispoli date back to the late Neolithic with arrowheads found in…
Italy, Montasola
In the Roman period this area was already inhabited, but the first documented settlements date…
Italy, Monte San Biagio
In this area the Romans defeated the Samnites in 315 BC and, during the Second…
Italy, Paganico Sabino
Paganico Sabino is located at 720 metres above the Lake of Turano. Its name comes…
Italy, Palombara Sabina
Palombara probably corresponds to the ancient city of Cameria or Regillum. In the eighth century…
Italy, Poggio Nativo
The medieval village was founded around the tenth century on a steep rocky spur where…
Italy, Pontinia
Pontinia is a 'planned city', i.e. one of the five cities founded during the fascist…
Italy, Riano
Riano is located between Via Flaminia and Via Tiberina, along the Tiber river valley. Riano…
Italy, Rocca di Papa
Rocca di Papa, 'Fortress', climbs the outer slopes of the crater of Albano. The area…
Italy, Albano Laziale
Albano Laziale is located along the Via Appia, and owes its name to the famous…
Italy, Arnara
According to some studies the name Arnara derives from the Lombard Arnhari, Latinized into Arnarius.…
Italy, Monte Compatri
Monte Compatri was formed at the time of the Barbarian invasions, when the inhabitants of…
Italy, Montorio Romano
In 857 Montorio was already part of the possessions of the Abbey of Farfa, as…
Italy, Morolo
Morolo was settled around the year one thousand when the inhabitants of the valleys sought…
Italy, Roccagorga
Roccagorga is located on a spur of Monte Nero in entirety in the Lepine Mountains.…
Italy, Roccasecca dei Volsci
Set on the foothills of Mount Curio, in the Lepine Mountains, was the ancient Volscian…
Italy, San Giorgio a Liri
The town is located between the Aurunci Mountains and the Liri River, hence its name,…
Italy, Terelle
Terelle developed from the early twelfth century around the castle that Count Landolfo Aquinas built…
Italy, Torrice
Torrice was founded around the tenth century around a fortified castle with towers from which…
Italy, Trevignano Romano
It is a picturesque village on the north shore of Lake Bracciano, north of Rome,…
Italy, Vallerotonda
The village of Vallerotonda dates back to the Middle Ages when the population retreated to…
Italy, Vico nel Lazio
This area was inhabited since the Ernici and Romans probably for its controlling position over…
Italy, Vicovaro
Vicovaro, east of Rome along the Via Tiburtina Valeria and the Aniene Valley, is the…
Italy, Villa Latina
Villa Latina owes its name to the presence of important Roman archaeological remains of a…
Italy, Villa Santo Stefano
This area has been inhabited since prehistoric times as can be seen from the achromic…
Italy, Casaprota
Casaprota is located along the Via Salaria, the road that brought the salt from Sabina,…
Italy, Cittareale
Cittareale is located in Falacrina Valley near the ancient Vicus Phalacrinae, the village, in the…
Italy, Collegiove
The town is situated in the beautiful nature reserve of Mount Cervia and Mount Navegna.…
Italy, Collevecchio
Collevecchio is located between the Tiber Valley and the Sabine Mountains chain on the border…
Italy, Contigliano
Contigliano, is surrounded by nature and including chestnut and oak trees and is rich in…
Italy, Sgurgola
The area around Sgurgola area was inhabited in ancient times, as evidenced by the tomb…