Detourmap
Places worth the detour in Lazio
Detourmap lists 320 places in Lazio, Italy, across 2 kinds of detour. Best known: Colosseum. 180 rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.
- Places
- 320
- Oldest
- Roman Forum 800 BC
- Little known
- 180 of 320
- Share of Italy
- 16%
Lazio 320
The 120 best known of 320. The other 200 are on the map and on the Italy pages.
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1.Colosseum
Archaeological · 1st century · Iconic
Ancient Roman amphitheatre, a landmark of Rome, Italy
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3.Roman Forum
Archaeological · 8th century BC · Iconic
Ancient Roman center of the city, a landmark of Rome, Italy
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5.Trajan's Column
Archaeological · 2nd century · Renowned
Ancient Roman victory column, a landmark of Rome, Italy
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11.Aurelian Walls
Archaeological · 3rd century · Renowned
Historic line of walls built around the city of Rome, Italy
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12.Trajan's Forum
Archaeological · 1st century · Renowned
Trajan's Forum was the last of the Imperial fora to be constructed in ancient Rome. The architect Apollodorus of Damascus oversaw its construction. monumental…
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14.Arch of Titus
Archaeological · 1st century · Renowned
Triumphal arch in Rome (constructed c. 81 AD)
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15.Monte Cassino
Nature · 6th century · Renowned
Rocky hill with monastery, southeast of Rome, Italy
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20.Arch of Septimius Severus (Roman Forum)
Archaeological · 3rd century · Renowned
Celebratory monument/triumphal arch in the Roman Forum
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22.Servian Wall
Archaeological · 4th century BC · Renowned
Defensive barrier around the ancient city of Rome
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28.Theatre of Marcellus
Archaeological · Notable
An ancient open-air theatre in Rome, Italy, built in the closing years of the Roman Republic
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29.Temple of Saturn
Archaeological · Notable
Ancient Roman temple to the god Saturn, in what is now Rome, Italy, at the foot of the Capitoline Hill
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30.Temple of Castor and Pollux
Archaeological · 5th century BC · Notable
Ancient temple in the Roman Forum, Rome, central Italy
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32.Lake Bracciano
Nature · Notable
A lake of volcanic origin in the Italian region of Lazio, 32 km northwest of Rome. It is the second largest lake in the region and one of the major lakes of It…
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35.Pyramid of Cestius
Archaeological · 1st century BC · Notable
Ancient pyramid in Rome, Italy, near the Porta San Paolo and the Protestant Cemetery
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36.Basilica of Maxentius
Archaeological · 4th century · Notable
Ancient building in the Roman Forum, Rome
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39.Forum of Augustus
Archaeological · Notable
Second of the so-called imperial fora at Rome, built by Augustus.
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40.Temple of Antoninus and Faustina
Archaeological · 2nd century · Notable
2nd century Roman temple in Rome which was later converted into a Roman Catholic church, the Chiesa di San Lorenzo in Miranda or simply "San Lorenzo in Miranda"
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42.Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus
Archaeological · 6th century BC · Notable
The poliadic temple of the ancient city of Rome
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46.Forum of Caesar
Archaeological · 1st century BC · Notable
The Forum of Caesar, also known by the Latin Forum Iulium or Forum Julium, Forum Caesaris, was a forum built by Julius Caesar near the Forum Romanum in Rome in…
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48.Temple of Venus and Roma
Archaeological · 2nd century · Notable
Located on the Velian Hill, between the eastern edge of the Forum Romanum and the Colosseum, in Rome, it was dedicated to the goddesses Venus Felix ("Venus the…
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55.Curia Julia
Archaeological · Notable
Curia in the ancient city of Rome, converted in the basilica of Sant'Adriano in Roman Forum
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59.Temple of Hercules Victor
Archaeological · Notable
The Temple of Hercules Victor or Hercules Olivarius is a Roman temple in Piazza Bocca della Verità, in the area of the Forum Boarium close to the Tiber in Rome…
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60.Temple of Peace
Archaeological · 1st century · Notable
Temple dedicated to the goddess Pax in ancient Rome
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61.Tusculum
Archaeological · Notable
Ancient Latin and Roman city and archeological site in the Alban Hills of Latium, Italy
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64.Baths of Trajan
Archaeological · Notable
Massive thermae, a bathing and leisure complex, built in ancient Rome starting from 104 AD and dedicated during the Kalends of July in 109.
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65.Porticus Octaviae
Archaeological · 1st century BC · Notable
Ancient structure in Rome. The colonnaded walks of the portico enclosed the temples of Jupiter Stator and Juno Regina
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71.Pons Fabricius
Archaeological · 1st century BC · Notable
Oldest Roman bridge in Rome, Italy, still existing in its original state
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76.Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park
Nature · 20th century · Notable
Italian national park
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86.Gardens of Sallust
Archaeological · 1st century BC · Notable
Gardens in ancient Rome founded ca. 50 BCE
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87.Tomb of Caecilia Metella
Archaeological · Notable
Roman tomb on the Via Appia belonging to Caecilia Metella
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92.Temple of Venus Genetrix
Archaeological · 1st century BC · Notable
The main temple in the Forum of Julius Caesar at Rome
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93.Baths of Titus
Archaeological · 1st century · Notable
Public baths (Thermae) built in 81 AD at Rome, by Roman emperor Titus
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95.Circus Flaminius
Archaeological · 3rd century BC · Notable
Field and plaza once used for horse races in ancient Rome and the surrounding district of ancient, medieval, and modern Rome
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98.Temple of Apollo Palatinus
Archaeological · Notable
Ancient Roman temple on the Palatine Hill, Rome
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108.Athenaeum
Archaeological · Notable
Ancient building in Rome; a school (ludus) founded by the Emperor Hadrian in Rome, for the promotion of literary and scientific studies (ingenuarum artium)
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111.Tomb of the Scipios
Archaeological · Notable
Common tomb of the Cornelii Scipiones family during the Roman Republic
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113.Temple of Divus Augustus
Archaeological · Notable
Major temple in Rome built to commemorate Roman emperor, Augustus
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116.Temple of Mars Ultor
Archaeological · Notable
Roman temple of the Corinthian order vowed by Octavian in 42 BCE and completed in 2 BCE, centerpiece of the Forum of Augustus
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118.Meta Sudans
Archaeological · 1st century · Notable
Large monumental conical fountain in ancient Rome
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120.Amphitheatrum Castrense
Archaeological · 3rd century · Notable
Roman amphitheatre in Rome, Italy
Elsewhere in Italy
Questions about this page
What is the best known place worth the detour in Lazio?
Colosseum, 1st century. Ancient Roman amphitheatre, a landmark of Rome, Italy. It leads because more Wikipedia language editions cover it than any other place here.
How many places worth the detour are there in Lazio?
320: 290 archaeological & historic sites and 30 nature & landscapes. 180 of them are little known — they carry a Wikipedia article in only a handful of languages.
What is the oldest place on this map in Lazio?
Roman Forum, dated to 800 BC. 78 of the 320 places here carry a founding date at all.
What counts as Lazio here?
Wikidata's own administrative boundary: a place is in Lazio if its located in the administrative territorial entity chain leads there. Lazio is a first-level division of Italy, the same level as a state or a province.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.