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ANGUILLARA SABAZIA

Anguillara Sabazia rises on a cape (180 mt.s.l.m.) which pints to the Lake of Bracciano, 27 km far from Rome. It is an old medieval village, whose name comes from the ancient villa "Angularia" of Rutilia Polla (I century a.C.). As feudo it was governed by various noble families, between these there was the Orsini, and as testimony of this it is possible to visit the Baronial Palace, rich of frescoes of the school of Raffaello, the Tower and the Door Castle. Famous the neolithic village discovered under waters of the lago, and it seems to be the first village of Europe, where has been found two wood boat dated beyond 5500 years a.c. Currently they are conserved in the National Museum Preistorico Etnografico "L. Pigorini".

BRACCIANO LAKE

 

 

This lake is situated in the north of Rome in the mountains Sabatini, with volcanic origin, it is extended on a surface of  57,5 kmēs with a maximum depth of 164m. and a circumference of 32km.. On his shores there are the centers of Bracciano, Trevignano,Anguillara and the Vigna airport of  Valle not used anymore as military airport, but as historical Museum of the Military Aeronautic. During the summer it is possible to take a round of the lake by boat.