The Monte Gelato Waterfalls: a walk among water, woods and an old mill
Small waterfalls on the Treja river, a 19th-century mill and woodland trails: one of the best-known walks north of Rome.
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The Ancient Beech Forest of Monte Cimino: walking a UNESCO World Heritage wood
Centuries-old beeches, huge volcanic boulders and trails at the heart of the Monti Cimini: one of Tuscia's most evocative forest walks.
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The Corchiano Ravines: hiking through nature, archaeology and tuff cliffs
A deep valley cut into the tuff by the Fratta stream, just steps from the village of Corchiano, amid woods, ancient paths and archaeological traces.
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Lago di Mezzano: the small volcanic lake hidden in Alta Tuscia
A small, near-circular body of water among hills, fields and woods in Alta Tuscia, away from the busier routes around Lake Bolsena.
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Vulci Park: hiking through Etruscan ruins, canyons and the Pellicone lake
Trails through the Fiora valley among the remains of ancient Vulci, volcanic cliffs, necropolises and the small Pellicone lake.
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Marturanum Nature Reserve: hiking through ravines, woods and Etruscan tombs
A wild landscape of tuff ravines, pastures and woods around Barbarano Romano, where the trails meet one of Tuscia's most important rock-cut necropolises.
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Monte Rufeno Nature Reserve: trails and woods of Alta Tuscia
A large protected area on the border with Umbria and Tuscany, with woods, farmhouses, trails and surprising biodiversity around Acquapendente.
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Selva del Lamone: trails through Tuscia's wildest forest
A great forest grown over ancient lava flows on the border with Tuscany, crossed by trails, dry-stone walls and traces of settlements hidden among the trees.
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Valle dei Calanchi: walking the landscape around Civita di Bagnoregio
Clay ridges, eroded cliffs and views over Civita: the fragile landscape that makes Bagnoregio one of Tuscia's most recognisable places.
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Valle del Treja: trails, woods and ravines between Calcata and Mazzano Romano
A green valley carved by the Treja river, with trails linking Calcata, Mazzano Romano and Monte Gelato through woods, tuff walls and archaeological sites.
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Via Amerina: walking among tuff cuttings and necropolises of the Agro Falisco
An ancient Roman road crosses southern Tuscia past bridges, paved stretches, ravines and necropolises cut into the tuff.
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Lake Vico and Palazzo Farnese in Caprarola
A nature reserve around one of Italy's most pristine volcanic lakes, and Vignola's pentagonal masterpiece: the Scala Regia, the Mappamondo hall and secret gardens.
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Bomarzo: the Sacred Wood and the monsters carved into the rock
Ogres, giants, fantastical creatures and impossible architecture in one of the most enigmatic gardens of 16th-century Italy.
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Lake Bolsena: the eucharistic miracle and the islands of Bisentina and Martana
Europe's largest volcanic lake, with two islands, a medieval fortress and the story behind "Corpus Domini".
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