num_pages: 352
description: Completing Cadogan's regional coverage of Italy comes this inspiring guide to the increasingly popular area of central Italy--Lazio, Abuzzo, and Molise. Just a step away from Rome, visitors are led into a land of mountains and lakes, fascinating archaeological sites, and extraordinary Renaissance villas and gardens. In the long, narrow peninsula of Italy, dense with cities and great monuments, autostrade and pizzerias, these central regions come as a breath of fresh air. Sparsely populated, they stand out for their majestic beauty and vast tracts of unspoilt wilderness, encompassing the high peaks of the Apennines and four national and regional parks. There are delightful hill towns such as Astri, Penne, and Loreto Aprutino; Frascati, famed for its wine; and fabulous medieval towns such as Subiaco, where St. Benedict retired in the late 5th century. Visitors will also find major Roman ruins at the port of Ostia, Antica, and Tivoli, and a pretty stretch of coast between Cap Circeo and Formia. So escape the heat of the city and visit a fascinating region fast becoming the new Tuscany with the most comprehensive guide available.
language: English
title: Cadogan Guide Central Italy
titlecomplete: Cadogan Guide Central Italy (Cadogan Guides)
ratings_count: 2
publisher: Cadogan Books