A day at the lake
 With temperatures shooting through the roof and no sign of respite yet a great place to go which is near Rome and also easy to get to is [tag]Bracciano Lake[/tag]. It is a lot less crowded than the beach as you can imagine with everyone going of to Ostia for the day.
 From [tag]Rome[/tag] Termini station you take line b in the direction of Laurentina. You get off at Piramide metro stop and then take the regional railway line, linie fm3 for trains to Bracciano or [tag]Viterbo[/tag].
 Braccaino town which can be found near the lake has a castle in the historic centre. It is very important as it is the most well preserved building of its kind and type in [tag]Italy[/tag].
 Tom Cruise and Kate Holmes also got married at this castle earlier this year. There are also plenty of other activities to do like boating and going on tours in the town to keep you busy. A friend of mine told me about a nice quiet spot next to the lake where you can rent deck chairs for 3.50 euro.
 He said it was great. It was nice and quiet the weather was great and the water was terrific.
Although the lake is part of an old volcanic crater you dont get any of the horrible black sand or gravel that you find near other beaches near volcanoes.
This is a perfect place to go to with the family too as there is something for everyone to do here.
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