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Overview
A fascinating Lazio town shaped by Rationalism
Located in the heart of the Agro Pontino area, in the province of Latina, the city of Sabaudia was founded in the early 1930s, during the Fascist period. Established in 1933, it was, after Littoria, the second city that Mussolini’s regime sought to reclaim from the Pontine Marshes. Sabaudia is also the result of an architectural competition announced by the body in charge of the reclamation works, the Opera Nazionale Combattenti, which was won by four architects whose plan fully embodied Italian Rationalism, as the Chiesa Madre della Santissima Annunziata testifies.
A must-see is the Torre Paola, a coastal tower dating back to the 16th century, and the Town Hall, which houses the Emilio Greco Museum, founded in 1985. Also unmissable are the Post and Telegraph Building, an interesting example of early 1930s architecture, and the Civic Museum of the Sea and Coast “Marcello Zei”, which tells the story of Sabaudia’s coastline, and the beautifull lake, from a biological, naturalistic, and archaeological perspective.
Also noteworthy are the Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Sorresca, which preserves the ancient wooden statue of the Sorresca—celebrated on the Monday after Pentecost—and the remains of Domitian’s villa. Sabaudia is considered one of the most beautiful beaches in Lazio, and the town is surrounded by the Circeo National Park, a protected natural area waiting to be explored.
04016 Sabaudia LT, Italia
