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Visit to the Caldara of Manziana

The Caldara di Manziana Tour is a natural area within the Bracciano-Martignano Regional Natural Park, in the municipality of Manziana, in the province of Rome. The territory of Manziana and Canale Monterano was dedicated by the Etruscans to the god of the underworld Manth (in Latin Mantus): from which the Silva Mantiana takes its name, a vast wooded area that dominates the hills west of Lake Bracciano from which the nearby Bosco Macchia Grande is the only surviving sector. The association between the wood and the god of the underworld, Manth, probably derives from the dark and impenetrable appearance of the wood and the widespread presence of pools of sulphurous water, believed in ancient times to be the outlet of the underworld. It is located in a circular depression, probably a small crater (caldera, hence the name), current evidence of the ancient presence of the Sabatino volcano, which 600,000 years ago occupied the entire rift valley between the Tolfa Mountains and Mount Soratte. Inside the Caldara, three distinct natural environments can be identified: the swamp with sulphurous water; the birch grove; The swamp.