Lazio, also called Latium in English,'s a region of central Italy, bordered by Tuscany, Umbria, and Marche to the north, Abruzzo to the east, Campania to the south, and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west. Geography Latium's bordered by Tuscany, Umbria, Abruzzo, Marche, Molise, Campania and the Tyrrhenian Sea. Its coast's low-lying and very sandy, punctuated by the headlands of Circeo (541 m) and Orlando (171). The Pontine Islands, which are part of Latium, lie opposite the southern coast. Behind… (More on Lazio)