Southern Lazio
THE HISTORIC LANDSCAPE OF CIOCIARIA
A different way
of travelling
The most memorable journeys are not defined by the monuments we visit, but by the places and people we come to know.
Southern Lazio
Places with a story to tell
At the heart of Sella & Saggia is a collection of stories about Southern Lazio. Moving between past and present, the stories explore the people, places, traditions and ideas that have given the region its distinctive character.
Read before setting out, they add context to what travellers encounter along the way. A town, landscape or building becomes more than another stop when we understand the lives and events connected with it.
Knowing a place
Southern Lazio belongs to a part of Italy that has remained largely outside the mainstream of tourism. For visitors, that brings an unexpected advantage. Many of its towns, villages and landscapes have developed without having to present themselves primarily to outsiders. Everyday life, local traditions and a strong sense of place remain unusually visible.
Unexpected connections
From Cicero and Thomas Aquinas to Vittorio De Sica, Sophia Loren and Ennio Morricone, an extraordinary range of lives leads back to Ciociaria. Their connections are explored in Ciociaria: a remarkable cast—one of the stories in our collection revealing a region whose influence has travelled far beyond its borders.