Ardea – a small ancient town near Rome

Ardea, Lazio, Italy

Ardea is a small ancient town with about 35 000 inhabitants. It lies 35 km south of Rome, in Lazio region, approximately 4 km from the Mediterranean coast. It is mainly an agricultural town, that just recently began to develop also the industry. History Ardea already existed in Roman times, it was a town situated on the important consular road

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Palestrina – a town on the terraces of the huge temple

Ruins of the Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia, Palestrina, Lazio, Italy

Palestrina is a town with 18,000 inhabitants located in the region of Lazio, 40 kilometres east of Rome. It is spread on the terraces of the former huge temple of the Goddess Fortuna Primigenia, “mother of all Gods.” In this temple of 8th century BC to operate one of the largest medieval oracles. Terraces of the temple, which are mostly

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Civitavecchia – the most important cruise ship port in the Mediterranean

Cittavecchia, Lazio, Italy

Civitavecchia is a town with 50,000 inhabitants and an important port on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is located about 80 km north-west of Rome. Port as a transport hub The port has two piers and a large breakwater with the lighthouse. It mainly serves to large ocean-going ships, cruise ships and ferries and is considered the main

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Marino – good tip for a day trip from Rome

Marino, Lazio, Italy

Marino is a small town with about 37,000 residents. It lies in the Alban Hills (Colli Albani in Italian), 21 km southeast of Rome, between Frascati and Castel Gandolfo, and together with them it is particularly suitable for day trips from Rome (it also has a railway connection to Rome). It lies in the hills, so it is not only

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Frascati – important historical and artistic centre 20 km of Rome

Cathedral of San Pietro Apostolo in Frascati

Frascati is a small town, but very popular is the whole area and region around it. There are Colli Albani (The Alban Hills) – volcano mountains which are part of the natural park Parco Regionale dei Castelli Romani. In this area there are 13 cities in total and all of them serve for one-day trips, mainly from the nearby Rome.

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