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  • There is much to attract in this area of the Alban Hills. Swim in Lago di Albano, or visit Palazzo Chigi in Ariccia, a Baroque complex designed by Bernini in the 17th century.

  • The necropolis of this 6th-century BC city is still quite intact, complete with streets, houses and frescoes.

  • From the 16th-century Villa Aldobrandini you can take in magnificent panoramas of Rome.

  • Built as the emperor’s summer retreat between AD 118-134, the area was a vast open-air museum of reproductions of Hadrian’s favourite buildings.

  • This town boasts the greatest Hellenistic temple in Italy. Among the treasures unearthed here is a 2nd-century BC mosaic showing the Nile in flood.

  • In AD 79 the volcano Vesuvius erupted, and this city was buried and preserved forever.

  • The best nearest beach is 115 km (70 miles) to the south at Sperlonga, a medieval town flanked by sandy beaches.

  • A museum of Etruscan artifacts famous for its 4th-century BC terracotta horses.

  • This charming hilltown has world-famous gardens and the villa of Cardinal d’Este, built in the 16th century and boasting 100 fountains.

  • Within this medieval town’s walls, visit the Papal Palace, the Archaeological Museum and the Fontana Grande.

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