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Lake in Lazio Region, Italy
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Lake Bracciano (Lago di Bracciano) is a volcanic lake in the Italian region of Lazio, 32 km northwest of Rome. It has a perimeter of approximately 32 km surrounded by volcanic hills, and one mountain to the north called Rocca Romana. Two towns sit on the lake shore: Anguillara Sabazia and Trevignano Romano, in addition to Bracciano which overlooks the lake from a high hill to the South West, Manziana which is set about 3 km back to the West, and Vicarello, the site of the ancient Aqua Appolinaris baths to the north west. The lake is a popular location for Romans at weekends, particularly during the summer when the area can get extremely crowded. It serves as a drinking water reservoir for Rome and the use of motorboats is forbidden. This makes Bracciano one of the cleanest lakes of Italy. Swimming, sailing and other watersports are permitted.
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A superb collection of planes housed in the hangars of Italy's first seaplane base. Exhibits range from the pioneers of flight and WWI fighters up to Italian military planes of the present day. This is one of the largest collections of its type in the world and is really well displayed.
Beautiful setting right on the lake with great views of Anguillara. Has been used as a set by several directors, including Fellini. Good wine list
Traditional food and products at km 0
The cuisine is Italian
Italian, seafood, soups.
Italian, pizza.
Italian, Room staff, parking, parking validated, accessible wheelchair, serves liquor, wine and beer, Reservations, tables outside, Seats
Wood oven.
Italian, Mediterranean.
tutti in frasca
for families
Italian, fish.
Italian, seafood, Mediterranean.
italian
Hamburgers, pancakes and Tex-Mex menu in a colourful inspiration of USA with bright pictures on the walls.
Italian, pizza, seafood, Mediterranean.
Italian, seafood, Mediterranean, for vegetarians.
Italian.
Pub, Italian, Mexican.
Italian, pizza, Mediterranean.
Italian, pizza.
Italian, Mediterranean.
For vegetarians.
Italian, pub.
Italian.
Italian, pizza and Mediterranean.
Italian, pizza, seafood, Mediterranean.
Chinese, Japanese, sushi.
Italian, Pizza, Asian
Chinese
pizza
Italian.
Italian, Mediterranean.
Gastronomy
italian
Breakfast included, for families
italian
Fish restaurant
Steakhouse, fast food.
An extensive pub in Bracciano City Centre with a spacious atmosphere, a good quality aperitivo, and a slightly expensive drinks menu. Prices are on a par with drinks in Milan or Trastevere.
A great sports-type bar and a modern Tex-Mex restaurant on a hill above Bracciano Castle and slightly to the periphery of the city centre. However it offers good quality western food, and some variety for those whose constitutions need a break from the relentless (although delicious) pizza and pasta. Crazy Bull is also a great place to sit and drink a beer or a cocktail without travelling into Rome.
It has 8 nice and comfortable rooms and mini apartments that overlook Lake Bracciano, and Bracciano's castle. Both the rooms and the apartments are air conditioned and have private bathrooms.A panoramic swimming pool and a giant chess board (and giant chess pieces) are both free to use.
Offers fine jewelery and fine clothing to wealthy widows and elegant ladies with large alimony cheques.
Centro Commerciale Bracciano
A small Mall-style shopping centre with a reasonably sized CONAD hypermarket, a Euronics Consumer Electronics store, a Feltrinelli Bookstore, a nail bar and beauty-treatments shop, and various other boutiques (mostly focused on female vanity), a pizzeria and a coffee-shop. There are no clothing stores for men or children.
Outdoor shopping centre on the boundary of Manziana, arriving from Bracciano, has a Carrefour supermarket, a large Electronics superstore called Medimax, a large but understocked shoeshop, and a pricey DIY store.
The towns of Anguillara and Bracciano can be reached by train from Ostiense railway station in Rome. By car, take Rome's ring road (the GRA) to the Cassia bis exit and follow the signs to the lake.
Read in the guideRegional buses called COTRAL are operated by the region of Lazio and call hourly at Canale Monterrano, Manziana, Bracciano and Anguillara then descend to Rome along the via Clodia terminating at the Saxa Rubra bus…
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