Lazio (known as Latium in English) is made up of the provinces of Roma, Frosinone, Latina, Rieti and Viterbo and is a large region in central Italy from Tuscany and Umbria in the north down to Naples in the south.Lazio is one of the most varied regions in Italy, geographically, culturally and economically.
From the Apennine mountains, you pass through forested hills, valleys and volcanic lakes, vineyards and olive orchards, down to the flatlands, the coast and the Tyrrhenian Sea. You have the cultural and political capital of Rome as well as the most beautiful and peaceful countryside that surrounds it, dotted with tiny hilltop villages. From skiing to seaside resorts, modern cities to national parks.In many ways, Lazio is dominated by Rome.
Rome is the largest city in Italy as well as being possibly the most important cultural and historical centre of Western Civilisation and the home of the Roman Catholic Church.The attraction of Rome leaves much of Lazio unknown to the foreign tourist (and to many Italians). This is one of the joys of the area: there are no tourist buses, no postcard shops and the local people are genuinely friendly and welcoming. Although it has a wealth of culturally and archeologically important sites, it remains largely unchanged and untouched by modern development.
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