Orte: The Italian Town that Goes Far Beyond a Tollbooth

Considering that along the road axis connecting Rome to Florence, the quantity of "borghi" or interesting villages far surpasses the number of vacation days most travelers have at their disposal, many of them are left out of an itinerary.

Orte, for example, has always been unfairly associated with a place of passage. On the radios, it's a geographical coordinate that has become a reference point to indicate movement on highways.