Ventotene: the island of sirens in the marvelous protected area of Lazio

Ventotene - Ventotene is a small island located halfway between Campania and Lazio. The province is that of Latina, and is part of the archipelago of the Ponzian islands. Its story begins with the construction of Villa Giulia, where the daughter of the emperor Augustus, Giulia was exiled, and after her two other women at the hands of husbands or fathers.

After many years, history has repeated itself and during the Fascist period the island hosted several political dissidents forced into confinement such as Colorni, Altiero Spinelli, Ernesto Rossi. Which then made a major contribution to the subsequent Republic. Still intact after two thousand years the Roman port, which together with the Greek legend that Ventotene is the island of Ulysses's sirens, makes the place extremely fascinating. The main church is dedicated to Santa Candida. The island is very popular with tourists in the summer, also for the possibility of scuba diving since the area, together with the island of Santo Stefano is a protected marine area and a nature reserve. For this reason, the ornithological museum of Migration was also created, which not only has an informative but also didactic objective for visitors.