When many of us visit Rome, we often don't take the time to explore the region that it's in the very heart of.

Welcome to Lazio, definitely untold territory, where you'll find countless small villages,

castles, deep volcanic lakes and stories for the ages.

Hello, and welcome to Antoine. Ciao to all and benvenuti to Untold Italy, the travel podcast where you go to the towns and villages, mountains and lakes, hills and coastlines of Bella Italia.

Each week your host, Katie Clark, takes you on a journey in search of magical landscapes, history, culture, wine, gelato and, of course, a whole lot of pasta.

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Jiao everyone, commestai. I hope you're doing well.

I don't know about you, but I can hardly believe we're a quarter of the way through

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