Sperlonga and The Odyssey: Where Ancient Myth Meets the Mediterranean

Sperlonga and The Odyssey have been intertwined for nearly two thousand years, and now Sperlonga is having an unexpected new moment in the spotlight thanks to Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey. The connection couldn't be more appropriate. Long before Hollywood turned its attention to the epic adventures of Odysseus, a Roman emperor created an astonishing celebration of those same adventures in a vast seaside grotto here in Sperlonga.

If Sperlonga has already captured your attention and you'd like to visit, here's where you can stay.

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