Lake of Bracciano i okolica

Lake of Bracciano i okolica

Lago di Bracciano, the closest to Rome of the lakes in northern Lazio, is filled with a huge crater of an extinct volcano. This more or less circular body of water is popular - although without exaggeration - among the Romans, wanting to get away from the summer heat of the city. The landscape is rather ordinary, but the shores of the lake are quite calm even on sundays in summer, and the restaurants serve excellent freshwater fish. A trip to the lake can be combined with a visit to the Etruscan village of Veio (if you have a car), but it would then take a whole day.

The largest town on the lake is BRACCIANO, on the west bank, about half an hour by train from San Pietro, Rome (towards Viterbo). It is a small city, dominated by the imposing Castello Orsini-Odelscalchi (tours in summer every day. 9.00-12.00 i 15.00-20.00, in winter every day. 10.00-12.00 i 15.00-17.00; 5000 L), building from the end of the 15th century. now privately owned by the Odelscalchi family. Inside the walls surrounding the castle, of which very little is left, there was a square square of a medieval city. Today the stronghold is rather neglected, rusting armor and faded frescoes can be seen in the halls, but the view from the embankments alone is worth the ticket price.

The best place for swimming in the lake is the sandy Lido di Bracciano just outside the town of Bracciano. In about 10000 You can rent a boat and have a picnic on the water, and in the nearby trattorias you can eat well and cheaply. There are also good restaurants in Trevig-nano and Anguillara; in the best of them, Behedere just behind Piazza del Commune in Anguillara, there is a large terrace with great views of the surrounding area.

He came

Halfway between Lake Bracciano and Rome, o 2 km from the exit to Bracciano is the largest of 12 cities of the Etruscan League, He came (in summer every day. 9.00-19.00, in winter, Tue-Sun. 9.00-14.00; 2000 L), which flourished between the eighth and sixth centuries. p.n.e., a w 396 r. it was conquered by the Romans. Today, however, there are some of the least attractive Etruscan monuments here, scattered over a large area and not well preserved. The main attraction is the Temple of Apollo. Its ruins are considered the most important of the Etruscan temples discovered so far, although the terracotta roof ornaments and the statue of Apollo were transferred to Villa Giulia in Rome long ago. Good information board (in Italian) and the plan help to orientate in the field. However, we recommend visiting these rather boring ruins only to the most ardent lovers of Etruscan culture.

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