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DRIVE 22

Milan
Turin Venice
IT AL Y
Genoa Bologna
Florence
Perugia

Rome

Lands of

Myth and

Legend

Rieti to Lago

di Corbara

Highlights

• Marvellous mountains
Head for the hills beyond Rome, once
home to the Sabines, for good skiing in
winter and enjoyable hikes in summer
• Languor by the lake
Unwind by the calm waters of Lago di
Piediluco, surrounded by painterly
landscapes of hills and mountains
• Roman town
Explore the atmospheric remnants
of Carsulae, once a thriving Roman
provincial settlement
• Historic hill town
Visit splendid Todi, with its medieval
squares, great cathedral and
spectacular domed church

Narni, perched on a hillside with the Abbazia
di San Cassiano opposite

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