Paragliding above the medieval village of Norma Italy
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Destination: Norma, Italy

Come and fly above 1,500-year-old archaeological ruins, ruined Roman baths and abandoned monasteries

3 March, 2025, by Ed Ewing; Photos: Adi Geisegger

The medieval village of Norma lies about 50km southeast of Rome in the Italian region of Lazio. You are in the heart of Italian history here – first the Etruscan civilisation, then the Roman Empire, Lazio has seen it all. 

Norma sits at 400m AMSL on top of a southwest-facing hillside. Out front the flat Italian coastal plain runs all the way to the Mediterranean Sea about 30km distant;...

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