If you’re going to the eternal city these days, especially if it’s not your first time visiting it, we suggest you visit some sights that everyone will like, and the cultural monuments that Rome abounds in have not been seen many times.
The sea, relaxation or walks in award-winning parks: here are the most beautiful trips outside the city near Rome, half an hour, an hour or two hours from the center.
There are the Spas of Saturnia, the romantic Civita di Bagnoregio, the Tivoli Villas for those who love art, walks in the lush Garden of Ninfa or the Garden of the Monsters of Bomarzo. Those who are tired of the usual Sunday lunch in a restaurant and want to spend the whole day out of town instead, are spoiled for choice.
Animal lovers can discover alpacas, while lake enthusiasts have more than one within walking distance: Albano and Nemi.
And then you can stop by Ariccio for lunch in a fraschetta or in a restaurant with a star: as you wish. The more daring can instead take part in the various activities at the Marmore Falls, while those who love the sea can head to the blue and white streets of Sperlonga. Yes, even in winter: the view from the terraces of this village is spectacular all year round.
Here are 10 trips outside of Rome that we recommend you go with your partner, friends or family.
Also known as the “Dying City”, this small town in the Viterbo area, located on a vertical rock, is visited by 700 thousand people from all over the world every year. For a killer souvenir photo, head to the lookout. After discovering the beauty of one of the most beautiful villages in Italy, you will be spoiled for choice for lunch, between farmhouses and restaurants offering traditional local cuisine.
In the province of Latina, in Cisterna, there is the Garden of Ninfa, repeatedly defined as the most beautiful and fascinating in the world (also according to the New York Times), with its lush and colorful nature. There is a calendar with opening days on the website. You can visit it thanks to scheduled group tours that last an hour. Caetani Sermoneta Castle is also nearby.
This village, located on a vertical rock, is one of the most interesting places in Italy, naturally fortified on the Via Francigena. There are many artists who live here and you can feel it in the alleys, among the colors and small works of art. Dozens of cats live there and calmly walk around the village. A trip outside the city can also include a tour of nature reserves, from the Valle del Treja Park to the Portoghesi-Massobrio Literary Park, to the Fosso del Peccato.
A few kilometers from Rome you can discover and visit Villa d’Este with its fountains, nymphaeums, grottoes, water features and hydraulic music, and then Villa Adriana, declared a UNESCO heritage site in 1999. You should also not miss, weather permitting, that visit Villa Gregoriana: just wear comfortable shoes.
At 165 meters, it is one of the highest waterfalls in Europe. It originates at the confluence of the Velino River with the Nera River and can be discovered through paths immersed in lush vegetation: there are six itineraries of varying difficulty that wind through forests, wet meadows and rich moss communities. Lunch is at Pucci Macelleria: you can sit at the table or you can indulge in the pleasures of a sandwich filled with homemade porchetta.
A walk along Lake Albano or around Lake Nemi, near which there is also a museum of Roman ships. Then lunch in Ariča, in chaotic frašeta or in top restaurants like Sintesi, which confirmed its Michelin star again this year. There is so much to do and see in this area of the Capitoline Province, perfect for a trip at any time of the year.
Teresa, Tako, Sisi, Speranca and many others. In the province of Viterbo there is Piani degli Alpaca, to get to know these magnificent animals and their world up close. After the introduction, you are given bowls of food and finally you can approach the alpacas, take photos, take selfies and pet them. Those who like to walk can instead buy a ticket for a two-kilometer walk and take the alpaca to the halter.
“I’ve been looking for summer all year and suddenly it’s here.”
Adrian Ćelentan’s poem dates from 1968, but the spirit is the same one you can feel when you walk through the white streets of Sperlonga and suddenly see the sea. It’s a perfect day trip destination if it’s sunny. A magical view and a good fish-based lunch: what could be better?
A day to relax? You can go to Tuscany. Direction? One of the most relaxing thermal parks in Italy, Saturnia. After a two-hour drive from the capital, you arrive at a green oasis of 120 hectares in the Marema nature reserve, where a thousand-year-old spring flows from which flows water capable of rebalancing and regenerating you. You can choose from different experiences to completely relax.
There is a special garden in the province of Viterbo. Also known as the Sacro Bosco di Bomarzo, it was designed by the architect Pirro Ligorio at the behest of Prince Piero Francesco Orsini and today is one of the favorite destinations for those who want to spend time outside the city without straying too far from Rome. It is a natural park full of basalt sculptures dating back to the 16th century. They depict mythological animals, deities and, of course, monsters.
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