The Castelli Romani are home to the wealthiest citizens in Lazio according to the report published on tax returns in 2023 by the Ministry of Economy and Finance Rome does not rank first in terms of the highest average income per capita Here’s where Lazio’s wealthiest citizens live It ranks first for its 29,724 euros in average per capita income Although it is less well known than Frascati Grottaferrata is famous for its beautiful villas often purchased by soccer players and other show business personalities It is part of the Castelli Romani area and contains a monastery founded in 1004 by St Nilus of Rossano (the Abbey of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata) Nilus was built on an ancient Roman villa given to the Basilian monks by the Count of Tusculum The name “Grottaferrata” comes from the iron grates that protected a Roman crypt (Crypta Ferrata) located on the site of the abbey View this post on Instagram A post shared by Fabrizio Iozzo (@fabrizioiozzo) with its 27,484 euros average income per capita It is a charming medieval village located about 30 km from the capital in the heart of the Agro Veientano and Veio Regional Park the town is an ideal destination for those wishing to explore the traditions and landscapes of Lazio Formello’s name comes from the Latin word “forma,” which indicated the conduits dug by the Etruscans to drain water Wanted in RomeMagazine Sommeliers awarded it at a wine oscar ceremony in Rome to Frascati Superiore S Teresa 2000 produced by the Italy-wide Fontana Candida Group A guide to the Castelli Romani area An explanation of the awards significance came from a next-door rival Ciuffas family has been into wine since 1793 and the Cantina Cerquetta is housed in a sprawling former nunnery downhill from the pinnacle town of Monte Porzio Catone where the republican moralist Marcus Porcius Cato The Elder was born overlooking a stunning expanse of shimmering vineyards blanketing the lower slopes of the Tusculan hills La Cerquetta faces the Monte Porzio exit from the A2 to Naples but then unscrupulous producers muscled in on the act and quality collapsed which is why the oscar is pretty good news Genuine or DOC* Frascati is restricted by law to volcanic soils around Frascati and Ciuffa defined the real thing as straw-yellow to look at velvety taste and a young (vinoso) edge to it though the better bottles improved with up to three years of ageing Cantina Cerquettas grapes are harvested only by hand in the pre-dawn cool and the pearl of its varied output is Antico Cenacolo Frascati Superiore a white from several grape varieties put through delicate temperature-controlled fermentation Some 70 per cent of the cellars wines are exported but Ciuffa complained: In restaurants in Rome they always press northern wines on clients probably reflecting Frascatis past bad publicity wine dealers questioned had never heard of the Cerquetta cellar asked to recommend three wines from a list of 81 from Lazio including ones from Cerveteri and around Viterbo not one picked any kind of Frascati at all fall upon another hill town in the Castelli Romani said to be a firm wine with a bitterish persistence composed of as many as four grape varieties (vitigni) The dealers recommended the wine of Paola di Mauro there behind the counter of a new wine bar in Via dei Serpenti especially liked her red Vigno del Vassallo Venutis shelves groan under northern wines Perhaps the most striking name for a wine in Lazio is Est the town that juts up like a tooth from the northern shore of Lake Bolsena on Via Cassia on the door of hostelries with drinkable wine the butler was so enthusiastic about the local wine that it got thrice the accolade sleepless ruler of a wine bar/delicatessen beside the opera house in Rome buys his Montefiascone wine from the local cantina sociale since with 9,000 members and state subsidies behind it it can undercut private cellars and produce better wine into the bargain red Aprilia Merlot produced by the Casale Giglio in modern and ugly Aprilia inland from the old beach-head town of Anzio a friendly fringe-framed face in the rustic Cavour 313 wine bar wines from Lazio were all white peasant wines very simple and produced only with quantity in mind People swilled it back in the cantine with their own bread and beans theres been a gradual transformation through bottled quality wines The swilled-back stuff cannot have been as apparently awful as what was quaffed by the Etruscans The Romans would touch wines only from superior Greece though by the time of the early empire they were producing highly sophisticated wines of their own a vigorous red from around modern Mondragone The Lazio region now already proudly talks of a Renaissance of Lazios wines between 1998-99 and is behind a campaign to boost them further by pushing wines of quality labels on all bottles in Lazio might one day merit the motto of Ciuffas cellar: Nunc Est Bibendum The time has come to drink *DOC: Denominazione di Origine Controllata; DOCG: same as DOC plus Garantita; IGTL: Indicazione Geografica Tipica Lazio a newer classification; rebels against all such schemes call their wine Vino da Tavola Wanted in Rome ™ is member of the Wanted World Wide Ltd network.Click here to find out more about our Network or Follow us on social networks © 2025 / 2026 Wanted World Wide LTD Network From the recording of the first shock by the central seismic observatory of Monte Porzio Catone to teleprinter communications to institutions and the media up to on-site intervention with portable seismographs 40 years after the earthquake that devastated Friuli next Friday 6 May at 11.30 INGV will remember those days of the emergency through some of the protagonists of seismology of the time The event will see the presence of the new President Carlo DoglioniFriday 6 May from 11.30 to 13.00 doors open at the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the catastrophic earthquake in Friuli with images and testimonies of the seismologists who then managed seismic surveillance The morning opens with greetings from the new President Carlo Doglioni and the introduction of the director of the Earthquake Structure to then continue with a face-to-face meeting entitled How we recorded the earthquake of May 6 between Rodolfo Console and Calvino Gasparini young seismologists from ING (National Institute of Geophysics director of the National Earthquake Center (CNT-INGV) with a speech on the evolution of seismic networks from 1976 to today; Gianluca Valensise who will explain what the level of seismic danger in Friuli is today; and who will deal with lesser-known aspects of that earthquake The contents published on these pages by theNational Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology are distributed under license Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.  Allegorical floats and parades at the Castelli Romani Between parades of allegorical floats and street performances even in Lazio everything is ready for the former Carnival of the post-Covid Though the province of Rome seems to offer many more ideas than the city where no major events have been announced yet a calendar full of appointments is expected Arlecchino and Pulcinella had to wait for the long wave of the Coronavirus to pass It wasn't a "joke" when the pandemic really came from China in the winter of 2020 and many of the parades and carnival parties were cancelled where an attempt is made to return to the glitz of the pre-Covid era preparations are underway four allegorical floats will parade through the town four times as far as St Peter's Square "and we are certain that they will be an important tourist attraction - says Daniele Sereni head of communication for the Artepassione association which deals with the organization of the Carnival - And ' an important moment for the city and also for the economic induced” It is a tradition that the citizens of Civito claim to have preserved since the second half of the 1400s A real competition for the mask and the most beautiful group: "unfortunately this year there will be no allegorical floats because in May when the work to build the artifacts should begin there was no certainty that the parade would take place" he explains to "Agenzia Nova” Claudia Frezza who coordinates the “Cocorite” team one of the 22 groups that will compete for the primacy for a total of over 4 participants “Our group is made up of about 200 extras and we are all women it is not uncommon to find Romans among the masked people in organized groups But mainly tourists come from Rome to attend the three parades scheduled "during Shrove Tuesday and the two Sundays that precede it" At the Carnival of Civita all citizens participate “Each group has a board of directors – adds Frezza – who choose the theme to develop each group turns to its own stylist who prepares a draft which It is known that passion does not make discounts and a dress "costs each figure on average between 200 and 300 euros" The whole city lends itself to the event which with a very slow procession where everyone dances arrives in the historic center up to the town hall square after having rewarded the group and the most beautiful "free" mask the Puccio is "set on fire" with which the carnival closes also has important repercussions from an economic point of view for an induced sector that includes dozens of tailoring workshops full houses at the restaurants and commercial activities in the area The #xtrawinexperience journey continues in Lazio to discover the best wines of the capital region The history of the wines of this region is truly ancient and dates back to the Etruscans who already cultivated various indigenous grape varieties thanks to the Roman Empire that wine spread throughout Europe Legend has it that the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Probus wanted the Roman legions to bring a vine with them so that it could be planted in the newly conquered territory This rite made the vine plant the symbol of the power of the Roman Empire the region is an ideal territory for the proliferation of vines With a vine-growing area of almost 28,000 hectares producing more than 2 million hectolitres of wine hilly areas and reclaimed plains (the Agro Pontino) this varied territory allows for a diversified production of wines The Castelli Romani area is famous for the lakes of Castelgandolfo Nemi and Bracciano and for Monte Porzio Catone and Grottaferrata This area is also home to the vineyards of some of Lazio’s most important grapes, such as malvasia putinata and where a third of the region’s wine production is concentrated whose origin dates back to the Roman Empire: in fact the famous Roman writer Pliny wrote about trebulanum wine in Tuscany and Latium has Greek origins: its name derives from Monemvasia the city where the vine plant was imported.  a very ancient wine and a real treasure for this region Passerina del Frusinate IGT is also produced Continuing our tour, we arrive in the province of Latina, where we find the Nero Buono di Cori and the Moscato di Terracina. Our journey ends in the province of Viterbo where the Aleatico di Gradoli, the Malvasia Bianca and the white Trebbiano are cultivated, and where the famous wine Est! Est! Est! comes from one suitable for every occasion. On xtraWine you can find many Lazio wines at the best prices. Here are three tips for exploring this beautiful region through the glass. Cotarella Montiano 2018 Falesco’s flagship Montiano is an award-winning still red wine made from 100% Merlot grapes red ruby colours and wide aromatic range of scents in which delicious vanilla notes layers of jam and sweet spices combine this wine appears to have a full aristocratic roundness and softness Must be served at 16 – 18°C and it is ideal with meat-based dishes (perhaps with a traditional porchetta sandwich as Martha Stewart suggests) and all types of cheese Tenuta di Fiorano Fiorano White 2017 is a wine of surprising complexity Ideal to drink with first and second courses of fish or white meat Cotarella Syrah Ogrà 2016 grape variety widely used among the wines of Lazio It has an intense ruby red colour that releases hints of ripe fruit and spices on the nose The finish on the palate is sweet and persistent: try it with red meats or a tasting of intensely flavoured cheeses Interviste esclusive dal mondo del vino ed approfondimenti da chi fa del vino una ragione di vita Utilizzando il sito, accetti l'utilizzo dei cookie da parte nostra. maggiori informazioni Accetto Questo sito utilizza i cookie per fornire la migliore esperienza di navigazione possibile Continuando a utilizzare questo sito senza modificare le impostazioni dei cookie o cliccando su "Accetta" permetti il loro utilizzo Chiudi Two new acquisitions for the Galleria Estense in Modena: two still lif es by the so-called Master of Hartford a name by which an artist working in the early 17th century is identified Vase of Flowers and Fruit and Rising with Grapes and Peaches were made in the early 17th century and were purchased by the Ministry of Culture which has destined them for the Estense Gallery: from June 16 to September 16 in frames purchased by theFriends of the Estense Galleries Association.The author is called the “Master of Hartford” because a Vase of Flowers and Fruit attributed to him is located at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford This work shows similarities with Caravaggio ’s early production and since the 1950s scholars have attributed a nucleus of about ten additional works to the Master of Hartford The pair of still lifes features the typical elements of the Hartford Master’s paintings: the analytical light the glass cruet in which the flowers are immersed and the presentation of fruit on a white tablecloth against a dark background It is speculated that the two works came from the collection of Cardinal Scipione Borghese who was certainly in possession of other works by the Hartford Master the two works were formerly located at Villa Parisi Borghese in the Monte Porzio Catone area (in the province of Rome): the villa in 1614 was purchased by Scipione Borghese himself and remained in the family’s possession until the late 19th century The two canvases have passed through the market several times since 1972: notified by the Ministry in 1994 they were bought by the Ministry at auction the state had not been able to exhibit them and the works lay in the deposits of the Galleria Estense which can now finally show them to the public one of the curators of the Galleria Estense represent “the dawn of a different sensibility that directs Italian painting toward a new relationship with reality and the everyday are charged with meanings alluding to the transience of life the success of this poetics and of alternative research conducted by northern European masters led to the spread of specialized artists and workshops everywhere still life would become a highly successful decorative genre for much of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.” That's what the Eternal City offers on Valentine's Day The Lovers’ Day is just a few days away 2025 in Rome and the rest of the world will celebrate love A chance to show one’s love or maybe take the plunge and declare oneself If you still don’t know what to do on Valentine’s Day in the metropolitan city of Rome here are some ideas to spend the day to the fullest How about giving your partner an experience to enjoy together Fever Originals organizes the best experiences in many Italian cities: Rome The Castelli Romani are charming towns not far from Rome If you want to plan a truly unforgettable date for your partner you can choose a restaurant with a panoramic view in the Castelli Mama Shelter Rome celebrates Valentine’s Day with a series of special experiences from February 7 to 16 transgressive and suitable for the whole family What could be better than spending a magical night with your partner There are many elegant hotels in Rome where you can spend a different evening You can choose dinner in the restaurant or in your room toast in the hot tub or have fun in the spa Some of the most magical ones include the Mama Shelter in the Prati district; Palazzo Manfredi with a crazy view of the Colosseum; and the NH Collection hotel where you can admire the Roman Forum the Imperial Forums and the Altar of the Fatherland There is the Fountain of lovers to swear eternal love a magical garden where you can admire the view and many more … The Candlelight: Valentine’s Day Special is an intimate and atmospheric concert to be held on February 14 and 15 2025 at the Salone Bernini of Palazzo Ripetta in Rome will offer a unique musical experience with a romantic program performed by a string quartet Among the songs on the set list are classics such as Your Song by Elton John La Vie En Rose by Edith Piaf and My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion Rome dresses in romance with a program of initiatives celebrating love in all its nuances Immerse yourself and your partner in themed tours evocative itineraries and creative activities ranging from Prehistory to the 20th century will make you discover the city in a new light With free activities but reservations required RomAmor is the perfect opportunity to explore the capital’s hidden treasures together will take you through an entire year of constellations unveiling romantic legends and uniting astronomy and feelings in a perfect marriage Palazzo Merulana turns into a love nest with the “Merulove” exhibition take advantage of the special offer: one ticket for the price of two to visit the Permanent Collection and the temporary exhibition on Aleardo Paolucci with an evening devoted to the most beautiful love poems of the 20th century resonating in the palace’s splendid rooms With your love immerse yourself in a world of balloons transformed into art where 21 monumental and interactive works are waiting for you to explore as a couple interact and reflect on the transformative power of art This interactive exhibit celebrates 60 years of the famous spreadable cream immerse yourself in the most iconic advertising campaigns and discover never-before-seen trivia The heart of the exhibit is the central space where you and your sweetheart can leave your love mark on the interactive wall Get carried away by the persuasive notes of jazz while sipping fine cocktails in an intimate and sophisticated atmosphere Live music will create the perfect soundtrack for your Valentine’s Day admire the colorful houses and enjoy the breathtaking views of the Treja valley with its bohemian atmosphere and the presence of artists and artisans will offer you a Valentine’s Day out of the box Some say chocolate is a powerful natural aphrodisiac If you want to spice up your Valentine’s Day evening there is a (very nice) little place in Rome that allows you to buy artisanal chocolate and dine inside with a “chocolatey” menu it has recently opened a new outlet downtown the restaurant offers traditional Italian and Roman cuisine The walls of the restaurant are adorned with photographs of celebrities who have visited the restaurant over the years which also houses a 19th-century confessional (said to be the one where Andreotti confessed) You can relax with your her or him in the whirlpool tub and steam room with a gentle melody playing in the background (which you can choose) A good idea to celebrate Lovers’ Day with your crush Organize a personalized treasure hunt through the most significant places of your romance in Rome Prepare clues that will take him/her from one spot to another in the city reliving special moments and creating new ones Participate in a Roman cooking class for couples Learn how to prepare traditional dishes such as pasta all’amatriciana or saltimbocca alla romana while collaborating and having fun together enjoy the dinner you prepared with your own hands these innovative structures give you an unforgettable night under the stars The luxurious 40-square-meter Bubble Suite includes a bathtub In a retro-futuristic atmosphere illuminated by UV lights You don’t need to be an experienced artist: a professional will be on hand to guide you one of the most significant television hits of the 2000s which has consolidated the reputation of actors such as Alessandro Preziosi e Vittoria puccini a source close to the Superintendency of Fine Arts of Turin and the Municipality of Aglié there could be I plan a new season of 12 episodes strongly supported by Rai It is also rumored that platforms like Prime Video e Netflix are considering the opportunity It almost certainly seems like a change of issuer considering that the original series was broadcast by Mediaset/Channel 5 there are rumors that the new series could be a sequel to the mini-series "Elisa's daughter - Return to Rivombrosa" Vittoria puccini could be part of the cast At the heart of the rumors for the main cast are names like Blessed Porcaroli La production would have required the use of multiple location the Castle of Valentino and the Villa of the Queen in Turin the Monte Gelato waterfalls in Mazzano Romano the Rocca Meli Lupi in Soragna and the Pallavicino Castle in Varano de' Melegari we earn a commission from qualifying purchases through ticketing links This commission does not entail any additional price for the user.