Circeo National Park · UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
Five hundred and forty-one metres of limestone on the Tyrrhenian, twenty-two kilometres of dune, four brackish lakes and the most extensive lowland forest in Europe. All within thirty kilometres of coast.
Where we are
When the Pontine plain was still marsh, the Circeo appeared detached from the mainland: an isolated block of rock the ancients identified with Aeaea, the island of the sorceress Circe. The reclamation of the 1930s changed the geography, not the substance — the promontory remains an anomaly, a relief rising from a perfectly flat plain and concentrating within a few square kilometres environments that elsewhere lie hundreds of kilometres apart.
That compression is what makes the territory extraordinary. In a single day you can climb a summit with a view of the Pontine archipelago, walk in a lowland forest that survived the drainage, watch flamingos on a brackish lake and swim beneath a white limestone cliff.
In figures
Figures that explain why so small an area is protected at national and international level.
Points of interest
Every guide holds the exact position, verified practical information and the curiosities you will not find on the signs.
Interactive map
Beaches, summits, caves, lakes and villages on one map. Filter by category and open each guide straight from the marker.
Calendar
Dawn excursions, sunset concerts, guided visits and local festivals.
8
Oct
Nature
8 October 2026 · 07:30
A morning at the lake hides with an ornithologist: flamingos, spoonbills, herons and the diving ducks arriving to winter.
14
Oct
Culture
14 October 2026 · 20:30
An evening on Circeo prehistory: the 1939 discovery, the debate over the Guattari skull and what the analyses say today.
18
Oct
Food & wine
18–20 October 2026
Three evenings at the harbour with the day’s catch, local fishermen’s stalls and live music under the quay lights.
Views
From the cyclopean walls to the dunes, from the brackish lakes to the rationalist town.
We came to the isle of Aeaea, where dwells fair-haired Circe, dread goddess with a human voice.
Plan your visit
Hours, access and trail conditions change with the season. The Park Visitor Centre in Sabaudia is the official reference for bookings and current information.
