All roads lead to Rome - Lazio is most known for its capital. But the central Italian region offers a lot more. On an area a bit smaller than Wales the landscape alternates between rolling hills, wide valleys, pine woods, lakes and coast. In the heart of the antique Roman Empire are not only located the most UNESCO-world heritage sites of Italy, but also the greatest number of lakes and rivers.

The Tyrrhenian coast is surprisingly varied. Endlessly long sandy beaches, that merge into pine groves in the hinterland or rocky sections attracting divers and snorkellers, uninhabited and untouched islands - Lazio offers something for every taste.

In the north at the border with Tuscany, between the sea and the Apennine mountains, Etruria is waiting, the land of the Etruscans. This people has already left its mark before the Romans in form of impressive cities and necropolis. The visit to the Necropolis of Cerveteri is certainly one of the highlights of a trip to Lazio.

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Further east the Apennine dominates the scenery, a mountain range running through all of Italy and offering with 2000 meter high mountains innumerous activities in Lazio, too. From hiking to gliding to skiing in the winter.

On the way to Rome the large lake of Bolsena invites you to take a refreshing bath. Like other lakes of that area it is also of volcanic origin and boasts one of the best water qualities in Italy.

Rome is worth a trip in every season. A whole life wouldn't be enough to visit all the sights of the Eternal City. The Forum Romanum and the Vatikan are an absolute must-see during a visit to the "capital of the world" as an enchanted Goethe used to call it.

To get away from the hustle and bustle of the metropolis many Romans escape in summer to the Alban hills, that charm with their quiet and the smooth vineyards. In a relaxing atmosphere it's easy to enjoy the witnesses of antiquity and today's delicacies.

History-lovers will get their money's worth at the monastery Monte Cassino. The monastery complex, picturesquely situated on a hilltop, in the middle-ages was one of the spiritual centres of the Church. During World War a fierce battle about the complex took place, that razed it to the ground. Thereafter it was originally reconstructed and has been attracting since then pilgrims as well as art enthusiasts.

Lazio has been - apart from Rome - spared mass-tourism and is thus almost an insider's tip. Profit from this advantage and enjoy the originality!

Ferienwohnung - Tenuta Santa Barbara


Casale Antico in Capranica Scalo



Villa Ninfa in Borgo Carso



Casa Pepita in Rome

A typical product of Lazio is
the Pecorino Romano DOP

The sheep's milk cheese has already been produced by the Romans and given to the legionaries as rations. The production of the Pecorino spread out to Sardinia and Tuscany. But the original is from Lazio und bears since 1955 the title
"Protected Indication of Origin"..

Real Pecorino Romano is made from pure fresh sheep's milk and lamb rennet. Depending on the ripeness the whitish cheese is mild and soft in the beginning and turns hard and spicy with a nutty touch and is suitable for grating.