Latina das Meer - Enit

Above, the port and
beach to the east.
Below, the façade of the
San Cesareo Cathedral.
Oben: Der Hafen und
der Oststrand;
Unten: Die
Hauptfassade des
Doms San Cesareo.
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that the emperor Trajan made to open the Appian Way
to the sea. Here Terracina clearly manifests its vocation
as a tourist city: the long sand bank with bathing
establishments, parks, hotels and villas and apartments
for rent; the colourful fishermen’s port-canal and two
basins for pleasure-craft, and the arm of the port
where the ships depart for Ponza (in the summer) and
for Ventotene. Other boating areas are the large
Badino canal and the banks of the Sisto River. Along
the eastern and western coastline, a few kilometres
from town, there are many campgrounds and some
small bathing establishments.
Those who enjoy the countryside as well as the sea
need only venture a few miles into
the interior to reach two interesting
places: the hilly valley of Campo
Soriano, and the Madonnina di
Monte Leano, which overlooks the
Pontine Marshes plain.
Terracina began as a town of
fishermen and farmers, and the
various religious and civic festivals
and celebrations held here are
related to these origins.
But there are also many other
events during the year at Terracina,
which is twinned with eight cities:
Bad Homburg (Germany),
Cabourg (France), Coira
(Switzerland), Bad Mondorf
(Luxembourg), Jurmala (Latvia),
Exeter (Great Britain) and Pécs
(Hungary).
Bauern, und die kirchlichen und folkloristischen
Veranstaltungen knüpfen an diese Ursprünge an Terracina,
hat acht Partnerstädte: Bad Hoburg (Deutschland),
Cabourg (Frankreich), Bad Mondorf (Luxemburg),
Jurmala (Lettland), Exeter (Großbritannien) und Pès
(Ungarn).