Bracciano's Orsini-Odescalchi castle is among Europe's most scenographic feudal residences: five towers above the volcanic lake, frescoed halls and an international fame renewed by the celebrity weddings held here. Below, the village descends toward a swimmable, protected lake where motorboats are banned and one sails or rows.
At Vigna di Valle, on the shore, the Air Force history museum — Italy's oldest of its kind — lines up seaplanes and legends of flight. Rome is forty minutes by train: the Romans' lakeside weekend starts here.
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