About Romantic Lakes Tour

45 minutes from Rome there is one of the most beautiful Castle you can see in Rome: the Odescalchi Orsini Castle. If you have ever seen the Marcello Theatre in Rome, probably you've asked to yourself: 'who are those crazy people who made these apartaments above the last ring of the Theatre ??', well ... during the 14th century they wanted to have this exclusive residence and ... they made it ! eh eh...with power everything is permitted.

The Tour inside the castle is in English and will take about one hour: you will see towers, the bed rooms of the Popes who enjoyed the residence for many summers and the famous room where Lady Antonietta used to push her lovers after a night of love ... from a small door facing on a precipice.

The place is used by many VIP's for weddings like; Tom Cruise and business managers, but the best attraction is discovering with us the secrets of the Castle .... hey, no ghost, don't worry !

Ceri, an incredible small village built on the top of a hill made of 'tufo', from the 9th Century b.C. until today preserves the magic atmosphere of those times and, of course, the typical Italian trattoria where you'll enjoy a dish of Pappardelle Pasta with Wild Boar meatballs, a salad and the local dessert ...mmm yummy!

There is no certain information about the origins of Bracciano, on the Via Claudia overlooking the lake. It probably rose from one of the numerous towers built in the tenth century as a defence against the Saracen attacks, as implied by the ancient name of Castrum Brachiani. In the eleventh century the neighbouring territory was acquired by the Prefects of Vico family, who turned the tower into a castle. Ferdinand Gregorovius dated the possession of Bracciano by the Orsini to 1234. The area was later acquired by the Roman hospital of the Holy Spirit in Sassia and, from 1375, was a Papal possession.