Frosinone: Culture and Nature in Lazio | Find a Ski Hotel

On Shrove Tuesday, Frosinone celebrates the ancient Festa della Radeca, the local Carnival tradition known as Carnuale Nostre. In recent years, it has shown clear signs of revival. Beyond this festival, the area also combines significant historical heritage with lakes, protected areas and paths through a variety of landscapes.

Culture

The Museo Archeologico di Frosinone offers guided tours of its exhibition rooms. In its prehistoric section, it documents human traces in the Frosinone area dating from the Lower Paleolithic, approximately 250,000 years ago. The museum also displays archaeological finds from Frosinone and other centers in the province, dating from the period associated with the first historical references to the Volscians in Latium. The collections mainly include pottery, weapons and personal ornaments.

Notable buildings include the Roman Amphitheatre of Frosinone, built in the 1st or 2nd century AD. The Certosa di Trisulti is a monastic complex located at an altitude of 800 meters and is a national monument. It includes the medieval façade of the Palazzo di Innocenzo III, which now houses an important library, as well as the church’s neoclassical façade. The church is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Saint Bartholomew and Saint Bruno. The Abbazia di Casamari is considered one of the most important surviving examples of Gothic Cistercian architecture.

Nature

Typical wetland birds can be found at Lago di Canterno, including grey herons, purple herons, little egrets, moorhens and great crested grebes. Lago di Canterno is the largest karst lake in Latium. It is surrounded by gently rolling countryside with oak forests and other woodland formations and is protected by the nature reserve of the same name. Along its shores, the unpaved paths can be used on foot and by bicycle.

The Riserva Naturale di Posta Fibreno covers 345 hectares and is suitable for excursions in a natural and scenic setting. Alongside the protected lake area of Canterno, other natural areas with their own distinct character are therefore also at the center of attention.

Excursions

A publication on the province of Frosinone describes 15 weekend ideas from north to south of the province. It offers suggestions for excursions on foot, by mountain bike and on horseback, as well as for trekking and religious trails. These include the Cammino di San Benedetto and the Francigena del Sud.

History

In Fumone, the Rocca Longhi De-Paolis served as Celestine V’s prison and was the place of his death. The Rocca’s hanging garden is described as the highest in Europe; it lies at an altitude of 800 meters. Ferentino has significant remains of megalithic walls. Anagni is associated with the so-called “Outrage of Anagni” of 1303, in which Philip IV of France humiliated Boniface VIII.

The historic center of Isola del Liri developed in the Middle Ages at the foot of the 27-meter-high Cascata Grande. Since the 11th century, Castello Boncompagni Viscogliosi has guarded the Piana di Sora. At the castle, the Liri divides into two branches, which form the Cascata Grande, or Cascata Verticale, and the Cascata del Valcatoio in the historic center of Isola del Liri.

Other destinations: Settefrati, San Donato Val Di Comino, Gallinaro.

For the higher-level travel overview: Latium.

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