Have you ever been to Latina, Italy?

Question

What's it like there? Any ideas? Economy? Is it a nice place to live? Could upper middle class live there?

Answer 1

You’ve got a “scientific” and a “spontaneous” answer.

I’ll try and give you one in between, I know Latina quite well, I have a hobby farm in Pomezia, about twenty minutes North on the Freeway to Rome. Latina used to be an “anonymous - artificial” town, because it was created during the fascist Regime as a “Legionary” settlement for old WW1 soldiers and their families, who were given free land in the “Agro pontino” (ex marshlands). The architecture is typical of the neo classic design invented by the Regime in the twenties and is quite attractive, if at times a little pompous. Over the years it has  developed a character of it’s own, outlying districts and a number of attractive settlements (California style). I know quite a few well to do people who live there and they are quite happy. Due to the intensive agriculture of the area there is, however, a higher degree of  foreign farm workers, who bring a number of problems. Young people have few attractions, which accounts for the “negative”  answer you just got. On the whole I find it’s provincial nature and the fact you are about half an hour from Rome, makes it worth a try. Go there and take a look around. What is missing is the typical patina of age, which starts after about five hundred years.

ps your horse looks like Lonky,  one of our "babies" (24 years old and still going strong).

Answer 2

hi

i live, 30 km near latina

it is a little city, have a discoteque, bar and a lot of restaurant

do you wanna come here for live? are you sure?

i know more people of latina tath want go to OZ!!!

here theresn't work, i'm sorry :(, i'm goint every day on rome for work,i make 100 km of train every day

wath do you want do it in latina? holiday?->ok, work->bad!

Answer 3

it s ugly and boring

Answer 4

Only Rome is nice to live in Lazio the other citie are quite awfully...

Answer 5

Latina is the capital of the province of Latina in the region Latium, in central Italy. The city has about 110,000 inhabitants and is thus the second largest city of the region.

The fountain in Piazza Libertà.

It was founded in 1932 under the name Littoria when the area surrounding it, which had been a swamp since Antiquity, was drained.

    

Geography

The municipality borders on Aprilia, Cisterna di Latina, Nettuno, Pontinia, Sabaudia, Sermoneta and Sezze.

was founded on June 30, 1932, with the Fascist name of Littoria. The city was inaugurated on December 18 of the same year. Littoria was populated with immigrants coming mainly from Friuli and Veneto, who formed the so-called Venetian-Pontine community (today surviving only in some peripherical boroughs). The edifices and the monuments, mainly in neo-classical style, were designed by famous architects and artists such as Marcello Piacentini, Angiolo Mazzoni and Duilio Cambellotti.

In 1934 it became a provincial capital and, after World War II, renamed Latina in 1946. With the arrival of other people mostly from Latium itself, the original Venetian-like dialect was increasingly substituted by a form of Romanesco dialect.

Famous people born in Latina

    * Manuela Arcuri, actress

    * Tiziano Ferro, pop singer

    * Elena Santarelli, actress and model

    * Antonio Pennacchi, writer

economy

The city has some pharmaceutical, chemical industry, cheese production and has a strong service sector. Latina is also an important centre for agriculture (vegetables, flowers, sugar, fruit, cheese and derivates).

The former nuclear-power station is now closed.

Latina Scalo, Latina Lido, Borgo Sabotino, Borgo Santa Maria, Borgo Bainsizza, Borgo Montello, Borgo Podgora, Borgo Piave, Borgo Carso, Chiesuola, Tor Tre Ponti, Borgo Faiti, Borgo San Michele, Borgo Grappa, Borgo Isonzo.