A seaside town on the Gulf of Gaeta, Formia was a favored Roman resort, and the orator Cicero kept a villa nearby.
Go in April to June and September to October.
- Province
- Latina
- People
- 38,000
Today it is both a Riviera di Ulisse beach base and the ferry port for the Pontine Islands.
At the table in Lazio
Whole Romanesco artichokes with garlic and mentuccia, cooked head-down in a covered casserole until tender.
Slow-braised beef tail and cheek with tomato, celery, raisins, pine nuts and a little cocoa.
Cannellino di Frascati
Cesanese
Where to stay in Formia
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Where next
Sperlonga
About 15 km as the crow flies. White hilltop village, grotto of Tiberius.
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