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LATINA |
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Latina
was founded on the 18th December 1932 with the name of Littoria.
It was populated by a great number of immigrants from the
Veneto and Emilia Romagna regions, as well as from Abruzzo,
the Marche and other towns in Latium. The new settlers were
given the tousands of farms built by the Opera Nazionale
Combattenti (Natl. Veterans’ Organization) and the
Università Agrarie (agrarian universities). Latina
was originally a rural town, but over the years its economic
makeup changed quite a lot with the development of industry,
commerci, and the creation of a series of infrastructures
for culture, services and tourism: the Università
Pontina (local university), the theatre and the Palazzo
della Cultura, the large Piana delle Orme Museum area, sports
and recreational facilities, the Intermodal Centre in Latina
Scalo and the new produce market (MOL) in Latina. |
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SERMONETA |
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Sermoneta
sits hight on a promontory that is covered in olive and
chestnut groves. One of the Lazio’s best preserved
mediaeval towns, wrapped round the imposing Caetani Casle
and itself encompassed by a fortified perimeter wall, it
is the venue for a major summer school of chamber music,
as well as historical pageants and festivals (in particular
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SEZZE |
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With
Volsci origins, the city contains archaeological remains
that record the presence of man in the final phase of the
Palaeolithic era, traces of Roman rule in the polygonal
walls, buildings, streets and temples and an almost intact
mediaeval town structure. Sezze is one of the province’s
principal producers of small broccoli but its true boast
is the typical round, spineless Roman artichoke, definitely
worth trying, along with the “bazzoffia”(a vegetable
soup served with stale bread), Other local specialities
are “lacchene”, bean soup, bread,”ranunchi”
and confectionery. |
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A
town with a stunnig mediaeval centre encircling a central
square with the towering Cathedral of S. Maria and the Palazzo
Comunale, but whose earliest traces lie in the valley near
Mezzagosto where an important archaeological site has been
unearthed. From here, the village and Abbey of Fossanova
are easily reached, first example of Cistercian architecture
in Italy. Priverno shares many of its culinari specialities
with Sezze, for example artichokes, small broccoli and bazzoffia;
and it also offers its oery good olives, olive oil, pickles
and oil conserves, and above of all its buffalo mozzarella.
In february, you can taste the “falia”, traditional
focaccia bread filled with small broccoli, to mark the festival
to wich it is dedicated. |
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A
small town enclosed within its 17th to 18th century boundary
wall, positioned on a small hill completely surrounded by
oak and beech woods, a peaceful and relaxing environment
in mid-summer. This is a perfect base for excursions and
treks, right up the Sempreviva, the highest tip of the Lepini
mountains that dominates the Pontine plain on one side and
on the other the southern stretch of the province of Rome,
from a height of 1536 metres. In July, a festival is dedicated
to one of the local dishes, the “prosciutto of Bassiano”. |
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Situated
at 410 metres on a sheer rocky spur (La Rave), Norma dominates
the Pontine Plain. The mediaeval town was a feud of the
Caetani family and passed to the Borghese family in the
17th century. Of interest, besides the gates, are the Palazzo
Baronale, the Collegiate of the SS. Annunziata, the Sanctuary
of the Madonna del Rifugio., the Archaeological and Virtual
Museum and the Chocolate Museum. Tanks to its particul position,
it is a favourite haunt of hang-gliders. There is a large
and good qualità production of ricotta cheese, oil
and chestnuts, the latter distributed to visitors during
the festival held at the end of October. The main events
include the Palio dei Comuni (equestrian competitions) and
the Norbanus Festival. |
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Home
to ThomasAquinas durino his last days and, like other nearby
towns, incorporatine a well-conserved mediaeval centre developed
around the recently restored Palazzo Baronale. Here, in
additino to the bitter cherries celebrated on the occasion
of the Cherry Festival, you can sample a few specialities
(Fettuccine and Polenta, Porcini mushrooms, lamb. Olives
and sweets). |
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The
town, of very ancient origins, has a characteristic mediaeval
centre, still virtually intact. With its churches, monuments,
arches and steps, it i san homogeneous urban site of great
historic importance. It i salso an ideal place for lovers
of pasta (celebrated here in August on the occasion of the
Festival of the Fettuccine), of homemade bread, game and
confectionery. According to many oenologists, the rocky
terrain of this area produce san ideal environment for the
production of robust, long-lasting red wine. Two famous
D.O.C. wines, The Cori Red and White, derive their name
from the town. |
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