Lake Bracciano

Lake Bracciano lies northwest of Rome in a basin formed by ancient volcanic activity. Bracciano, Anguillara and Trevignano stand around its shores, while the Arrone carries its waters toward the sea. In Roman times villas lined parts of the lakeside, and the Aqua Traiana carried water from the surrounding hills to Rome. Pope Paul V restored the aqueduct in the early seventeenth century, bringing water once more to the city across the Tiber.