Things to see in Lazio
71 places in Lazio you should see at least once in your life.
Alatri and its acropolis
Cyclopean walls of enormous blocks around an ancient citadel
ArtAnagni
The city of the popes and the Sistine Chapel of the Middle Ages
FaithThe Abbey of Montecassino
The cradle of Benedictine monasticism, rebuilt after the war
CastlesFumone
The castle where Pope Celestine V died and the hanging garden
NatureThe waterfalls of Isola del Liri
A waterfall in the middle of a town, beside a ducal castle
FaithThe Abbey of Casamari
A Cistercian Gothic abbey still inhabited by monks
NatureThe Gardens of Ninfa
The romantic garden among medieval ruins
CuriositiesGaeta and the Montagna Spaccata
The fissure in the rock and the olives of Gaeta
SeaPonza
Coves and the beach of Chiaia di Luna
FaithThe Abbey of Fossanova
The Cistercian Gothic where Thomas Aquinas died
NatureCirceo National Park
Dunes, lakes and the forest
VillagesSan Felice Circeo
The promontory of the sorceress Circe
CastlesSermoneta
The Caetani castle
SeaSperlonga
The white village and the Grotto of Tiberius
ArchaeologyTerracina and the Temple of Jupiter
The sanctuary on Monte Sant'Angelo
SeaVentotene
The island of the Manifesto and the Roman port
Food & wineAmatrice
The town of amatriciana, reborn after the earthquake
FaithThe Abbey of Farfa
A great Benedictine abbey and its village of artisans in the Sabina
FaithGreccio
The sanctuary where St Francis created the first nativity scene
VillagesLabro and Lake Piediluco
A restored medieval village above a lake on the border with Umbria
MountainsMonte Terminillo
The mountain of Rome, for skiing and hiking in the Apennines
FaithRieti and the Holy Valley
The geographical centre of Italy and the sanctuaries of St Francis
LakesAnguillara and Lake Bracciano
A clean volcanic lake where motorboats are banned
Food & wineAriccia and its porchetta
Bernini's square and the most famous roast pork in Italy
CastlesCastello Odescalchi
A Renaissance castle above Lake Bracciano, famous for celebrity weddings
LakesCastel Gandolfo and Lake Albano
The summer palace of the popes on the rim of a volcanic lake
Archaeology · UNESCOThe Banditaccia Necropolis
A city of the dead with Etruscan tumulus tombs
Food & wineFrascati and the Castelli Romani
The fraschette, white wine and the villas of the Roman nobility
VillagesNemi and its wild strawberries
Diana's lake, Caligula's ships and the tiny strawberries of the woods
ArchaeologyPalestrina and the Sanctuary of Fortune
A sanctuary on terraces and the Nile Mosaic
FaithThe Basilica of San Clemente
Three churches one on top of the other and a mithraeum underground
FaithSt Peter's Basilica
Michelangelo's dome, the Pietà and Bernini's colonnade
Castles · UNESCOCastel Sant'Angelo
Hadrian's mausoleum turned into a papal fortress
Archaeology · UNESCOThe Colosseum
The largest amphitheatre of the Roman world, symbol of Rome
Food & wineRoman cuisine in Testaccio
Carbonara, cacio e pepe and the fifth quarter in the old slaughterhouse district
Art · UNESCOThe Trevi Fountain
The baroque fountain of the coin and of La Dolce Vita
Archaeology · UNESCOThe Roman Forum and the Palatine
The political heart of ancient Rome and the hill of the emperors
ArtThe Borghese Gallery
Bernini and Caravaggio in a villa in the park
CuriositiesThe Gianicolo
The noon cannon and the widest view over Rome
CuriositiesThe Orange Garden and the Keyhole
St Peter's dome framed by a keyhole on the Aventine
Art · UNESCOThe Capitoline Museums and the Campidoglio
Michelangelo's square and the bronze she-wolf
ArtThe Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo's ceiling and Last Judgement and Raphael's Rooms
ArchaeologyOstia Antica
The port of ancient Rome, with houses, shops and a theatre
Art · UNESCOThe Pantheon
The largest unreinforced concrete dome in the world, open to the sky
Art · UNESCOPiazza Navona
Bernini's Fountain of the Four Rivers on the stadium of Domitian
CuriositiesThe Coppedè quarter
A fairy-tale corner of Liberty, Gothic and fantasy in Rome
Faith · UNESCOSt John Lateran and the Holy Stairs
The cathedral of Rome and the staircase climbed on the knees
Faith · UNESCOSanta Maria Maggiore
Fifth century mosaics and a ceiling gilded with the first gold from America
ArtThe Spanish Steps
The baroque staircase between Piazza di Spagna and Trinità dei Monti
Archaeology · UNESCOThe Baths of Caracalla
The colossal imperial baths and opera under the stars
VillagesTrastevere
Ivy-covered lanes, trattorias and the mosaics of Santa Maria
ArchaeologyThe Via Appia Antica and the catacombs
The queen of roads and the underground cemeteries of the early Christians
SeaSanta Marinella and Santa Severa castle
A castle on the sea built over an Etruscan port
FaithSubiaco and the Benedictine monasteries
The Sacro Speco, the cave where St Benedict lived as a hermit
Archaeology · UNESCOHadrian's Villa
The vast country residence of the emperor Hadrian, an ideal city of buildings
Art · UNESCOVilla d'Este
The garden of a hundred fountains, masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance
VillagesCivita di Bagnoregio
The dying town, reached only by a long footbridge
LakesLake Bolsena
The largest volcanic lake in Europe, with two islands and a miracle
CuriositiesThe Monster Park of Bomarzo
A sacred wood of giant, fantastic stone sculptures
VillagesCalcata
The artists' village on a spur of tuff in the Treja valley
LakesLake Vico
A wild crater lake surrounded by ancient beech forests
ArtVilla Farnese at Caprarola
A pentagonal palace with a spiral staircase and a hall of world maps
CastlesCivita Castellana
The Forte Sangallo and the town of ceramics on the tuff
ArchaeologyThe Vulci Nature and Archaeological Park
An Etruscan city, a humpback bridge and a lake under a waterfall
Food & wineMontefiascone
The wine Est! Est!! Est!!! and a great dome above Lake Bolsena
ArchaeologySutri
An amphitheatre carved entirely into the tuff and a Mithraic church
Archaeology · UNESCOTarquinia and its painted tombs
The finest Etruscan paintings, in underground chambers
FaithTuscania
Two great Romanesque churches standing alone in the countryside
SpasThe Terme dei Papi and the Bullicame
Hot springs loved by Etruscans, Romans, popes and Dante
ArtVilla Lante
A Renaissance garden built around a journey of water
VillagesViterbo and the San Pellegrino quarter
The intact Middle Ages of the city of the popes