Terracina
Terracina lies along the Tyrrhenian coast of Lazio, where the Pontine plain meets the steep limestone slopes of Monte Sant'Angelo. The town has two distinct centres: a seafront developed around its harbour and a historic upper quarter rising towards the hill. At its summit stands the Temple of Jupiter Anxur, a Roman sanctuary whose surviving terraces and vaulted substructures look out over the coast. The ancient Via Appia passed through Terracina; in Roman times, engineers cut a dramatic passage through the rock below the sanctuary to ease the route south. The open Tyrrhenian Sea connects this shore with the Pontine Islands, while the Circeo promontory lies to the north.
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Terracina straddles the Tyrrhenian coast and the lower slopes of Monte Sant'Angelo in Lazio, a setting that has long divided it between a seafront town and an older hilltop centre. The Via Appia passes through its historic core, where Piazza del Municipio occupies part of the Roman forum and preserves the Capitolium temple. Above the town stand the remains of the Roman sanctuary traditionally known as the Temple of Jupiter Anxur, overlooking the Pontine Plain and the sea. Terracina's long sandy shoreline adds a distinctly coastal rhythm to this former stop on one of ancient Rome's great roads. Browse additional webcams around southern Lazio to extend your view of the Tyrrhenian coast.
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