Travel GuideRome & Lazio

Rome & Lazio

This is the political centre of Italy, the religious centre of Catholicism, the historic centre of Europe and was once the centre of the world. Lazio is located on the western coast of the country and is a region of hills especially marked by the contours of the Apennines, which separate this region from Umbria & Marche and from Abruzzo & Molise. The most famous city is Rome, which is a combination of ancient and modern. This is where you’ll find some of Italy’s most iconic monuments, such as the Colosseum, the Pantheon and the Trevi Fountain. Amidst the ruins of a huge empire and the ancient papal churches, you’ll experience the thousand-year-old Roman culture and feel the essence of the Catholic religion, while also getting to know works from the Renaissance. If you really want to get into the true religious spirit, you’ll have to leave Italy and enter the smallest country in the world, the Vatican, to see the Pope and pray with him. But outside the capital, some of this region’s treasures are also concealed. The mountains outlined on the horizon impart a unique natural beauty to the landscapes. Lazio is a combination of culture and history: Tivoli with its Villa Adriana, Latina with its Villa de Tiberius and Ostia Antica where the first Roman colony was set up, tell us about Roman history, while the area of Viterbo, to the north of Rome, has a more pronounced influence from the Etruscan civilisation. Here you can find out about the traditions of this culture that battled the Romans for centuries and visit one of the most impressive monuments from that time, the Necropoli di Tarquinia. As the region of Rome and Lazio has a Mediterranean climate, it is more agreeable during Spring and Autumn, when the temperatures are more comfortable and the rain doesn’t get in the way of your walk, although the Italian capital is ready to welcome you with open arms all year round.