The city of Sperlonga sits nearby, on the coastline drive along the Via Flacca. The labyrinth-like village of white-washed buildings and hidden, winding stone roads is painted in red-brick doorways and touches of Mediterranean blue. At its center, a café serves cappuccino, espresso and Long Island Iced Tea.


A few miles away, through narrow winding mountainous roads of the city of Terracina, is the heart-pumping heights of the Temple of Jupiter, a complex dating to 4 B.C. and features dizzying heights seen through a hole punched in the cavern wall.