Latium, among the most archaic regions in Italy, owes much of its historical roots to the Tiber, the river where not only Rome and the Roman Empire developed, but also where ancient peoples gave birth to small urban centers that we now appreciate as “borghi,” such as Castel Gandolfo or Bomarzo. From the Tyrrhenian coast, on which Nettuno and Sperlonga stand out, to the hinterland, Latium amazes tourists with its picturesque villages, some of them lying incredibly on tuff hills, such as Civita di Bagnoregio and Calcata, real mini-worlds suspended in time.