Cisterna di Latina is set in a beautiful natural setting and offers its visitors a wonderful blend of history and culture. One of the most important monuments in the city is the Cathedra Cisterna di Latina, a stunning example of Renaissance architecture. Palazzo Caetani is an imposing and austere palace in the centre of the Rione Campitelli.
Another must-see is the National Archaeological Museum of Cisterna di Latina. The museum’s collections offer a fascinating insight into the history of the city. Visitors can see ancient pottery, sculptures and mosaics, etc.The city is surrounded by picturesque countryside, with rolling hills and olive groves stretching far and wide. Visitors can walk or cycle around the area, taking in the beautiful views.
Location
Cisterna di Latina is a town in the province of Latina in the Lazio region of Italy, located about 52 km from Rome.
Giardino di Ninfa (Garden of Ninfa)
The Giardino di Ninfa is a beautiful English style romantic garden, a mixture of natural beauty and medieval architecture located at the foot of the Lepini mountains in the province of Latina; visitors are thrown into an unpolluted environment where many writers, such as Virgina Woolf, Truman Capote, Giuseppe Ungaretti, and Alberto Moravia.
Parco Pantanello (Pantanello Park)
The Pantanello Natural Park, which extends for one hundred hectares outside the walls of the Gardens of Ninfa. The ponds are large, connected to each other and fed by the waters of the Ninfa river. As for the vegetation, the native plant species that survived human activity in limited areas of the plain have been reintroduced, and whose rescue constitutes a great cultural value and for the preservation of biodiversity.
In the Park, birds find refuge for the necessary restorative stop and some species stop to nest. The Pantanello Natural Park can be visited from October to May. Organized groups and schools can visit the park throughout the year by booking a guided tour.
Torrecchia Vecchia (Old Tower)
Torrecchia Vecchia is a large estate characterized by meadows, pastures, trees, cork oak forests and architectural remains of an ancient medieval castrum. In 1991, Prince Carlo Caracciolo and his wife Violante Visconti commissioned the famous architect Gae Aulenti to convert the former 17th-century granary into an elegant and understated villa.
Fontana Biondi (Blond Fountain)
The Biondi Fountain is a monument that is an important symbol of the city. This fountain, created by the artist Ernesto Biondi between 1885 and 1890, represents the goddess Feronia fighting a demonic figure, as a testimony to the victory over malaria and the reclamation of the swamps.
Palazzo Caetani (Caetani Palace)
Palazzo Caetani was built between 1560 and 1574 by Bonifacio Caetani. The Caetani made it their main residence to dominate their estates in the Pontine Marshes. The residence was decorated by numerous artists, including Girolamo Siciolante da Sermoneta and the brothers Federico and Taddeo Zuccari.
Tomba di Menotti Garibaldi (Tomb of Menotti Garibaldi)
The tomb of Menotti Garibaldi is a mausoleum located in the hamlet of Carano in the municipality of Aprilia, in the province of Latina. Menotti Garibaldi died in 1903 after falling ill during the reclamation works of the Carano estate. The tomb is located near the farmhouse where the firstborn of the hero of the two worlds lived.
