Sperlonga
Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia
Emperor Tiberius dined in a seaside grotto here, and the marble groups of Odysseus found there in 1957 now fill a museum beside the ruins of his villa. The old town of white houses and stepped lanes crowds a spur of Monte San Magno above the Gulf of Gaeta, rebuilt after Barbarossa's raid of 1534. Long sandy beaches stretch away on either side.
Highlights
- The National Archaeological Museum, with the Odysseus sculptures from the grotto (IT)
- The Grotto of Tiberius and the ruins of the imperial villa
- Torre Truglia, the watchtower on the tip of the headland
- The 12th-century church of Santa Maria, with medieval mosaics
- Buffalo mozzarella sold from stalls along the Via Flacca
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Sperlonga (IT), Sperlonga (EN)), Wikivoyage (Sperlonga (IT), Sperlonga (EN)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 3,050
Things to see
Events through the year
- Feast of Saint Leo and Saint RochSaint Roch's evening procession reaches the sea, with fireworks and concerts
Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
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Local food & wine
- Perino tomato of SperlongaLocal produceRecognised traditional agri-food product of Lazio
- Sperlonga white celery (PGI)Local produceLight green with white ribs and a sweet flavour
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Where to sleep
19 places to stay within 3 km
- Hotels 13
- Campsites 3
- Hostels 2
- B&Bs and guest houses 1
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Thermal baths nearby
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