The region of Rome, Latium, has pleasant sites and villages, lakes, but also ancient remains.
A summer meeting place for Roman youth, the coast near Ostia is very busy and without natural charm, although it does have large sandy beaches, but it is more pleasant to the south, between Sperlonga and Gaeta.

Near Ostia, Ancient Ostia is the superb site of the port city of ancient Rome, much of which is fairly well preserved, such as its Piazzale delle Corporazioni where mosaics adorn the entrances to the shops
(See ancient Ostia on rome-roma.net ).

Less well known and yet very interesting, many Etruscan remains in the north of the region bear witness to the impact and wealth of this civilization that was absorbed by the early Romans.
Thus, to the west of Rome one can discover the necropolises of Tarquinia and of Cerveteri, further north, the ruins of Vulci, Norchia, … (See Etruscan sites of Latium).

Still north of Rome, the largest lakes of Latium, Bracciano and Anguillara, and their charming villages welcome many Romans at the weekend. The small lake of Vico is surrounded by a wooded and preserved park. Larger, the lake of Bolsena allows water sports (See natural sites of Latium).

East of Rome, about 20 km away, the hills called Colli Albani are pleasant to visit with small villages and two lakes. The local specialty, as in Ariccia, is pork, porchetta, and its charcuterie. Many trattorias allow you to eat well and cheaply.

Many other towns and monuments, such as the abbey of Saint Benedict of Subiaco, bear witness to the Middle Ages and the Renaissance (see the sites to discover in Latium).