Surroundings
Terracina is surrounded by several interesting targets for excursions
A peaceful place close to Terracina.
A monastery from the 13th century. The church is not decorated, but very beautiful.
Thomas of Aquino died here in 1274. In the aera there is a production of the famous ”mozzarella di bufala”.
CAMPODIMELE
High up in the mountains on a hill, you´ll find this little, beautiful village. According to a saying, the inhabitants here live extremely long.
CELLOLE
Close to the border to Campania. Here you find the famous vineyard Villa Matilde where they produce the famous wine made of the grape Falerna.
SEZZE
Situated high up on the mountain with an fantastic view over the Pontina plain. The town is wellknown for the procession during Easter. In the spring, there is big festival related to the harvest of the artichokes. The bread from Sezze is also very wellknown.
CAMPO SORIANO
8 km from Terracina in the mountains of Ausoni you´ll find this geological sight. The valley is covered with vertical standing rocks. The most spectacular one is ”the Cathedral”, 15 m high.
Beautiful nature with wine and olives. GROTTE DI PASTENA: Guided tours in the big and beautiful cave system.
LENOLA
A nice little town up in the mountains near Fondi. A centre for ecological agriculture. Nice view over the valley.
If you look from the east coast of Terracina towards the south you cannot miss Sperlonga, impalpable and snow–white , sitting on a promontory overlooking the sea.
The Romans were the first to discover this marvellous spot, attracted by its beauty and pleasant climate: amongst those who built splendid pompous villas was the famous Emperor Tiberius.
You must visit the Archaeological Museum in the impressive villa with its large cave, where you can see marble statues and mosaics honouring the exploits of Odysseus, an emblem of rare artistic expression.
A visit to the historic centre at the top of the town is obligatory, where you can wander through the side-streets , along the many stairways and past the characteristic shops where you can buy lovely souvenirs of your holiday by the sea.
Why not stop for a rest and eat a well-earned ice-cream at one of the famous bars in the “piazzetta” and then continue wandering up and down through the alley ways to discover the wonderful views of the bay and immortalise them with a photograph.
The time has come to leave this enchanted rock, but not before deviating by car along the panoramic road towards Itri , entirely dug out from the rock with a sheer drop to the sea.
The explosion of colours, sounds and perfumes of nature will leave their imprint on your mind and heart for ever as a reminder of these hours spent in Sperlonga.
SAN FELICE CIRCEO
Exclusive resort near the 541 m high mountain Circeo. You can drive up to the top and see the marvellous view over the sea and the plain. In a cave was a skeleton of a neanderthalman found. According to Homero, this is the place where Ulysse met Circe. During the summer very good discoteques.
FORMIA
A vacation resort already during the Roman period. Here is the tomb of Cicero. A good town for shopping.
GAETA
Was once an important republic before the unification of Italy. Visit the historical centre with the castle up on the hill. Nowadays there´s an American navy base. Near Gaeta is the monastery Monta Spaccata, a famous place for pilgrims. Here´s also the big "Grotta Turco”.
MINTURNO
An ancient Roman town in the very south part of Lazio. Worth seeing is the Roman theatre with its museum.
LATINA
The capital of the province of Lazio, the youngest in Italy. Was founded by Mussolini under the name Littoria. Outside Latina there´s an interesting museum called ”Piana del Orme” showing the history from the 20th century.
NATIONAL PARK OF SAN FELICE CIRCEO
A huge aera with an unique environment, 4 lakes and one island (Zannone). There are more than 800 different plants here. A lot of birds pass here on their way to and back from Africa. North of the mountain Circeo, there are very nice beaches.
ITRI
A town up in the mountains between Terracina and Formia on the Via Appia with an mediaeval castle. In the 19th century, there were several wellknown gangs (brigante) in the aera. In the spring there´s a flowerfestival where they cover the streets with nice flower-arrangements. MONTE SAN BIAGIO:Here´s the railwaystation for the trains to Rome or Naples
NINFA
A beautiful botanic garden, open only a couple of days every year. Very rare flowers and plants. It´s called ”the Pompei of the mediaeval” because the town was abandoned after an epidemy of malaria in the 14th century.
MONTECASSINO
The magnificent monastery of Saint Benedectine high up on a mountain above the city of Cassino. A very beautiful view over the area. Has been destroyed several times, but has always been rebuilt. The last time after world war II when the monastery was heavily bombed by the allies.
(Ponza, Palmarola, Zannone, Ventotene and San Stefano). Very popular because of the lovely nature and crystalclear water. As beautiful as Capri, but not that many tourists. Very good for scubadiving. Daily connection with boat from Terracina to Ponza, the biggest island.
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