Bracciano Bracciano

Bracciano - Definition and Overview

Bracciano is located north-west of Rome. Bracciano is a small town (Pop. 22340) famous for its lake of volcanic origin ("Lago Di Bracciano" or "Sabatino" surface: 57 km2) and its medieval castle , built in 1426 by the Orsini family, later passed on to the Odescalchi family, it is in fact know as the "Castello Orsini-Odescalchi". The main economic activities are: tourism, services and agriculture.

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