Riserva del’Olmo, thanks to its position in the wonderful roman countryside and the vicinity to
The small villages along
Trains leaving each
NATURALISTIC AND CULTURAL TOURS:
Bracciano lake
Botanical gardens, charming woods, natural monuments originated by the volcanic activity, unspoiled nature: those are the attractivities of the regional
Bracciano is quite famous for a particularly well-preserved castle, built in the XV century by family Orsini. The castle conserves many interesting paintings and frescos, marble and brass busts and sculptures, beautiful fireplaces and wooden ceilings
Bagni di Vicariello (near Bracciano), where there are ruins of ancient Roman thermal baths
Trevignano, charming village dominated by the ruins of the Orsini castle is situated in an area which has been inhabited since Etruscan times, known under the name Sabatia, the Latin name of the lake (Sabatinus lacus). The necropolis of Sabatia is situated near a place called Olivetello
Anguillara Sabazia nestles on a small cape on the coast of the
Anguillara Sabazia is an antique medieval center, the name comes from the old villa 'Anguillara' of the family Rutilia Paola.
It was a country hold by different families including the Orsini, a wonderful Palace to testify the great Renaissance in the area is the Palazzo Baronale, with frescos from the follower of Raffaello, the Torrione and the Porta Castello.
Monterano (near Anguillara), on the top of a hill, where the beauty of the nature, the ancient ruins and the mediaeval castle make the place really romantic.
Vigna di Valle (near Anguillara) known for its historical Museum of Aviation (free entrance, opening time from 01.06 to 30.09 h. 09.30am/05.30pm, from 01.10 to 31.05 from 09.30am to 04.30 pm. Closed on Mondays, Easter, Christmas, 1st January)
The
Nature and Archaeology: this is Parco di Vejo, a wonderful treasure of Roman and Etruscan ruins, visited by many tourists every year
Tuscia
Tuscia is an area that extends in the north of
Tuscia towns
Tuscania (
(ancient Etruscan sites, the national archaeological museum, St. Peter’s church, dated from the V
century)
Bolsena (
On the edge of the homonymous lake, it was the most important Etruscan town after Tarquinia’s fall.
Civita di Bagnoregio (
The town is noted for its striking position atop a plateau of friable volcanic tuff overlooking the Tiber river valley, in constant danger of destruction as its edges fall off, leaving the buildings built on the plateau to crumble. As of 2004, there are plans to reinforce the plateau with steel rods to prevent further geological damage. The city is also much admired for its architecture, some spanning several thousand years. Civita di Bagnoregio owes much of its unaltered condition to its relative isolation: the town was able to withstand most intrusions of modernity as well as the destruction wrought by two world wars.
The town was placed on the World Monuments Fund's 2006 Watch List of the 100 Most Endangered Sites, due to the threats it faces from erosion and unregulated tourism.
Bomarzo (
The
Sutri (
Sutri (ancient Sutrium) occupied an important position, commanding as it did the road into Etruria, the later Via Cassia.
There are some remains of the ancient city walls of rectangular blocks of tuff on the southern side of the town, and some rock-cut sewers in the cliffs below them.
The cathedral, of Romanesque origin, is largely modern: In the cliffs opposite the town on the south is the rock-cut church of the Madonna del Parto, developed out of one of the numerous Etruscan tombs of the area (according to some scholars, it was a mytraeum).
The most striking edifice is the rock-hewn amphitheatre of the Roman period, one of the most suggestive monuments of the ancient Lazio. Of elliptical plan, it measures c. 49 x
Cerveteri (
Famous all over the world for their Etruscan Necropolis, procted properties by UNESCO
Viterbo (
Although Viterbo is very ancient, its precise origins are unknown. According to the notorious forger, Annio of Viterbo, it originated as an Etruscan town. In a period in which the Popes had difficulties asserting their authority over Rome, Viterbo became their favourite residence, beginning with Pope Eugene III (1145-1146) who was besieged in vain in the city walls.
Viterbo's historic center is one of the best preserved medieval towns of central
Gothic, Romanic and Renaissance art have here many evidences
The Orto Botanico dell'Università della Tuscia is a botanical garden operated by the university
SEA BEACHES
Ladispoli (km 35 from Riserva dell’Olmo)
THERMAL BATHS:
Terme di Stigliano (Baths of Stigliano) Via Bagni di Stigliano, Canale Monterano (RM)
WATER SPORTS
Bracciano lake : windsurf, canoa, surfing.
Martignano lake: canoa and trekking
GOLF:
Olgiata Golf (15 minutes by car from Riserva dell’Olmo). Fare from € 80
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Anguillara:
February-March: Carneval with a parade of allegorical floats
May: “Fieranguillara”
June: Infiorata (flowers used to cover the streets)
June-July: Fish Festival
August: “Estate insieme” Summer festival
September: The September Festival
8th September: the Feast of Our Lady of Grace and the palio of St. Biagio
December (22-31.12): underwater crib in the lake and underwater procession
Bracciano
February-March: Carneval with a parade of allegorical floats
May 1st : cattle market
May 3° weekend: Rose festival
July: first weekend the snail festival in Vigna di Valle
August 10th: St. Lorenzo horse races, greasy pool games, food stands
August: third week: “Riviviamo il centro storico” a cultural and folkloristic event to reproduce the atmosphere of the XVI century
August last weekend: Celebration of the Siege
September first Sunday: The Boar Festival, in Castel Giuliano
September second weekend: Our Lady Mother of the church in Vigna di Valle
December 13th : Market and cattle mart
Christmas time: Nativity
December 2° Sunday: Antiques Fair in the old town.