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Lazio opens up 80 historic Italian homes to visitors

This long weekend, take an exceptional opportunity to explore scores of historic villas and palazzos within a day trip from Rome.

Published: 24 April 2019 18:28 CEST
Lazio opens up 80 historic Italian homes to visitors
Castello Ruspoli in Vignanello, one of 80 stately homes opening specially this weekend. Photo: Mtl1969/Wikimedia Commons

For four days from April 25th to 28th, the region of Lazio that includes the capital is throwing open the doors to 80 stately homes, most of them usually off-limits to the public and all of them free to enter for one weekend only.

READ ALSO: Ten must-see places within easy reach of Rome

Visitors can get a glimpse inside 29 properties in and around Rome, including the Collegio Innocenziano, part of the powerful Pamphilj family's complex overlooking Piazza Navona, the grand Ruspoli Palace in Cerveteri, currently occupied by two of the dynasty's princesses, the Borghese family's castle by the coast in Pratica di Mare, or a modernist villa in Santa Marinella designed by architect Luigi Moretti in the 1950s.


The Borghese Castle in Pratica di Mare. Photo: Castello Borghese di Pratica di Mare

There are another 16 sites to visit in the next-door province of Viterbo, 13 in Latina, nine in Frosinone and six in Rieti.

Highlights include the hidden “ghost town” of Monterano, made up of ruins from Roman times to the Renaissance, the fairytale woods of Sasseto, and the imposing hilltop fortress of Rocca Sinibalda.


Atmospheric ruins in Monteferano. Photo: edimur/Depositphotos

Special tours, concerts and tastings will also be taking place at many of the sites throughout the weekend. Entry to all sites is free, but in limited numbers. Visits must be reserved in advance by phone or email (full details here). 

The event, which the region hopes to make an annual occurrence, is designed to showcase Lazio's hidden treasures.

Many visitors stick to Rome and overlook the rest of the region, which boasts beautiful beaches, peaceful lakes, historic palaces and even natural hot springs where more adventurous travellers can escape the crowds.

READ ALSO: 14 reasons why Lazio should be your next Italian holiday destination


Bagnoregio. Photo: Galindr/Depositphotos

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Aarhus Airport to get easier connections with new code-sharing deal

Passengers travelling from Aarhus Airport using Scandinavian airline SAS are likely to find more convenient onwards connections from September.

Published: 16 July 2024 15:49 CEST
Aarhus Airport to get easier connections with new code-sharing deal

Convenient connections to European hub airports in Amsterdam and Paris will become easier to find from Aarhus Airport from September.

A code-sharing agreement between Scandinavian airline SAS and Air France, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Delta Air Lines means that flight codes from those airlines – and more efficient connections via Copenhagen – will appear at Aarhus, the Jutland airport said in a press release on Tuesday.

The agreement gives Aarhus Airport passengers access to over 1,000 European destinations through so-called SkyTeam network.

For example, the code-sharing networks cuts journey times from Aarhus (via Copenhagen) to Amsterdam Schiphol to 2 hours 50 minutes, and to Paris CDG to 3 hours and 50 minutes.

“We are becoming more global. With only 30 minutes’ driving time from Aarhus, people in the region can save a huge amount of time flying from Aarhus Airport to an impressive number of Air France, KLM or SkyTeam destinations,” the airport’s director Lotta Sandsgaard said in the press release.

The agreement “has great significance for the international business environment in the Aarhus region and in a tourism perspective for a booming sector by attracting travellers from European and overseas markets,” she added.

The SK flight code, one of the codes which will be used at Aarhus under the agreement, is operated by Air France and KLM from their respective hubs. This means destinations including Marseille, Bordeaux, Nantes, Porto, Newcastle, Southampton, Cardiff, Venice and Naples as well as Marrakesh, Tunis and Casablanca in North Africa can be booked.

Destinations including Las Vegas, Denver, Seattle, Orlando, Cincinnati, Montreal, Vancouver, Detroit and Salt Lake City and more can also be booked with Air France and KLM to and from Aarhus Airport.

Travellers in Aarhus will also see new connections between SAS and Delta-operated flights to dozens of destinations across the USA and Canada via Delta’s North American network. The deal means they can travel to these destinations with one check-in at Aarhus Airport’s SAS counter.

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