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Area: 17.207 km2
Population: 5.187.883 (2001)
Regional Capital: Rome
Located in central Italy, Lazio is bordered by Tuscany and Umbria in the north, is the Abruzzi, Campania in the south and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west.

Places to see - Things to do:
- Rome and the Vatican City
- The Etruscan civilization: Cerveteri, Sutri, Tarquinia, Viterbo
- Ancient Ostia
- The Villas of Castel Gandolfo, Tivoli ...
- The abbeys of Montecassino and Casamari ...
- The lakes of Bracciano and Nemi, the natural park of Circeo
- The beaches : Fregene, Gaeta, Sperlonga, Ulysse's Riviera...
- The "Ciociaria" villages : Alatri, Anagni, Ceprano, Ferentino, Fiuggi, Frosinone, Giuliano di Roma, Pontecorvo, Serrone, Supino...

Gastronomy: -non exhaustive list-
Pasta and first courses (bucatini all'amatriciana, fettuccine, maccheroni, pajata, spaghetti alla carbonara ...) ; abbacchio (suckling lamb), Saltimbocca alla romana; supplì ; Roman Jewish artichokes ; cheese (Caciotta, fiordilatte, Marzolini, pecorino romano Dop ...) desserts and biscuits (Maritozzi, panpepato, taralli ...) Wines (Est! Is! Is! di Montefiascone, Frascati, Marino, Velletri, Zagarolo ...) ; olive oil...

Festivities & Events: -non exhaustive list-
January
¤ 05, the Epiphany Fair in Rome on the Piazza Navona: selling of toys, candies...
June
¤ week after Corpus Christi, 'Infiorata' at Genzano: flower festival, procession in the street which is covered with a huge carpet of flowers ...
July
¤ 3 ° Sunday, feast of 'Noantri' in Rome in the Trastevere area: folk dance and music in the streets, fireworks ...
August
¤ ° 1 Sunday, 'Butteri' tournament in Tolfa : the 'butteri' are the herders in the Maremma, parade and elimination tournaments ...
¤ 3 ° Sunday, 'Palio delle Contrade' in Allumiere: procession in period costume of the sixteenth, followed by a donkeys race, each donkey represents a district of the city...

Native People: -non exhaustive list-
D. Argento, director ; C. Baglioni, singer ; S. Leone, director ; G. Lollobrigida, actress ; M. Mastroianni, actor ; E. Morricone, compositor ; O. Muti, actress ; G. Muccino, director ; A. Sordi, actor...