Latina (Lazio): what to see


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What to see in Latina, itinerary including the main monuments and places of interest, including Piazza del Popolo, Duomo, Palazzo della Cultura, Museo Cambelotti, Circeo National Park and Lago di Fogliano.


Tourist information

Located in the heart of the Agro Pontino, the center of Latina is only seven kilometers away from the Tyrrhenian Sea, where the maritime area of ​​the city is located, including the promenade with the beaches of Capoportiere, Foce Verde and Rio Martino, reachable by bicycle, via a comfortable cycle path, or by car along the Via del Lido.

The foundation of Latina dates back to the fascist period, in fact it was inaugurated on 18 December 1932 with the name of Littoria.


Subsequently, on 7 June 1945, the name was changed to Latina, a name that allowed to keep the already existing abbreviation of the province.

The historic center extends largely around the two main squares, Piazza del Popolo, where the municipality with the Civic Tower and the Fountain of the Ball is located, and Piazza della Libertà, the place where the Prefecture is located.

Piazza del Popolo is crossed by Corso della Repubblica, which runs along one side of Piazza San Marco, the main city meeting place overlooked by the Cathedral of San Marco, built following the typical scheme of a Romanesque basilica, including an arcade and some artistic windows.


The dedication of the Cathedral of Latina to San Marco originated in the first inhabitants of this city, who were of Venetian origin.

The Cathedral of San Marco has a beautiful facade and a tuff portico.

In Piazza San Marco there is also the Duilio Cambellotti Civic Museum, housed in the building belonging to the Balilla National Opera.


What see

Another original building is the Palazzo delle Poste, located in Piazzale dei Bonificatori, one of the most famous works of the designer Mazzoni, which combines rationalist architecture with that of futurist inspiration.

The Palazzo della Cultura, located in Viale Umberto I at number 1, houses the Civic Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art in Latina, which displays paintings by artists ranging from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century.

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In the territory of Latina there is the Circeo National Park, established in 1934 at the behest of Benito Mussolini, with the aim of protecting what remained of the Pontine Marshes, affected at that time by a radical reclamation work.

This protected area, located along the Tyrrhenian coast of historic Lazio, in a stretch of coast between Anzio and Terracina, constitutes the only Italian and European National Park to extend entirely on the plains and in a marine environment.

In the vicinity of Latina is Lago di Fogliano, which is the largest of the coastal lakes in the Pontine region, having a maximum depth of about 3 meters.

Scrapers, arrowheads and other evidence of the presence of human settlements from prehistoric times have been found in the area.

The Romans carried out significant reclamation works, making the lake a breeding and fishing center, equipped with swimming pools and canals.

Latina - Italy (March 2024)


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