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Formia, in brief.

Gulf of Gaeta resort, ferries to the Pontine Islands.

Illustration · Formia

A seaside town on the Gulf of Gaeta, Formia was a favored Roman resort, and the orator Cicero kept a villa nearby.

Today it is both a Riviera di Ulisse beach base and the ferry port for the Pontine Islands.

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