The outskirts of Latina offer an outstanding range of natural scenery: not just islands, beaches, rocky coasts and plains but, moving inland, also hills and some of the lower mountains of the Apennine chain. Particularly worth visiting are: the archipelago of the Pontine Islands, whose volcanic origin is proved by the suggestive morphology and by the peculiar colours characterising it; the promontory of Monte Circeo (Mount Circeo), national park preserving historical-naturalistic environments of great value.
Villages worth visiting are: Sperlonga, a famous village owing to its costal caves, is 60 km away and holds an interesting archaeological area; Terracina, renowned tourist and seaside resort, is 40 km away and rich in tokens tracing back to the Classical and Medieval Ages; Ninfa, ancient medieval hamlet and seat of one of the most prolific botanical gardens in Europe, which boasts plants brought from many different places of the world. The Castelli Romani (Roman Castles) with medieval origins, situated on the Roman hills where Popes and patrician families built numerous castles around which have developed the real villages of the present days such as Frascati, Marino, Castel Gandolfo, Ariccia and so on.
Interesting trips include: Sabaudia 25 km away, San Felice Circeo 35 km away, Gaeta 70 km away, Rome 70 km away, Naples is 175 km away. Authentic Italy offers a selection of self catering Lazio apartments and villas in Lazio to suit all your vacation needs.
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