VILLA GRANCASSA

ROME - many persons consider it the most beautiful city in the world and in effect every part of this city is full of ancient monuments and ruins of the past roman civilization. Symbols of the city, the most famous, Colosseum, the San Peter cathedral, Trevi's fountain, the big Caracalla's ancient spa and many others. Moreover Rome is not only past but present too: so there are many squares and avenues where it is easy to find typical italian shops, restaurants, museums and other amazing places. In the surrounding area there are several typical towns, not far you can find Tivoli with its thermal baths and the wonderful Roman buildings of Villa Adriana and Villa d'Este. If you are interesting in nature, a visit to the Landriana Gardens is a must.

Distances > Florence (280 km - 168 miles), Viterbo (80 km - 49,6 miles), Orvieto (110 km - 68 miles), Naples (220 km - 136 miles)

LATIUM COAST - this area starting from Ostia and holds many interesting places ideal both for a sea tourism and for a cultural tourism. In fact in this area you can find important history zones like Ostia, Tarquinia and the Vulci Park with roman and etruscan ruins and museums.

This land presents a calm and relaxing landscapes and several small typical boroughs.

Taking the Aurelia motorway and goign north along the coast you can easily reach the Tuscany lowlands and the maremma areas  while going south you can discover the marvellous area of the Circeo national park and many other special places like Sperlonga, Sabaudia up to the Pontine islands.

LATIUM - SOUTHERN ROME - This area is characterized by wide plains, country scenario such as the Ciociaria land, long beaches, mountains. The most important cities are Latina and Frosinone, located southern Rome. We suggest the following area: Montecassino Abbey. It was founded by Saint Benedetto in 529 on a previous Roman fortress, called Casinum. Near the monastry is a rich museum with many Roman and Etruscan ruins and discovers.
Not far from Sora, another beautiful town, is an interesting abbey, called the Casamari Abbey.
Among the many interesting boroughs, we suggest Alvito, with its Palazzo Ducale, Cassino, Monte San Giovanni Campano, with its castle, the Medieval borough of San Donato Val di Comino and Fiuggi, with its world wide famous Spa and water sources.
Soon after the border which separates Latina and Frosinone provinces, is located Pastena, a volsca origin castle, restored in 1227 under the domain of the Del Drago family. In this area are the famous Caves (http://www.grottedipastena.it/).
Southern Latium is also characterized by many other natural attractions, such as the Canterno Lake and Natural Park, which is located in land, near the Abruzzo National Park and the sea coast, south of Circeo, where are other interesting cities such as Sabaudia, San Felice Circeo, Terracina and Sperlonga (it is a must see the Tiberio Cave, its villa and the local museum).