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Summer Al Fresco! Countryside Villages With Typical Food and Wine Tasting

★★★★★4.7(360 reviews)Duration: 3 hoursProduct code: 3421

Overview

Enjoy a panoramic tour of the countryside surrounding Rome and discover the area known as the Roman Castles (Castelli Romani)


Spend half a day an hour’s drive beyond Italy’s hectic capital city and visit the Castelli Romani, a group of communes in the Roman province located at a very short distance from the Eternal City, right at the base of the Alban Hills.

Ariccia is one of these quaint villages. It offers wonderful sightseeing and cultural opportunities; its Bernini-designed Palazzo Chigi is a little gem not to be missed; the church of Santa Maria Assunta is another contribution of the designer of St. Peter's Square in Rome; the monumental Ariccia bridge is also a must-see, not only because of its architectural history but also for its notorious sad past of site frequently chosen to commit suicide.

However, what Ariccia and the other towns of the area are famous for is the chance to eat the best roast pork (porchetta) ever. Frechette is casual osteria-type dining places whose name is derived from the old habit of nailing a vine twig on the cellar’s entrance with the purpose to advertise a new vintage. Frasca–and the diminutive Fraschetta–means slender twig. Until not long ago, these establishments were so informal that people could carry their food at the table and pay for wine and beverages. Even today this won't bother a Fraschetta owner.

The region is also home to some of the oldest wine-producing vineyards in the world. Etruscans and Greek settlers produced wine in the country long before the Romans started developing their vineyards in the 2nd-century BC. Now - 2,000 years later - Italy is one of the world's foremost producers, accounting for approximately one-fifth of the world’s wine production. A wine taking its name from a Castelli Romani village is the Frascati white wine, whose grapes have been cultivated in this zone since the 5th century B.C.

Slices of fresh roasted pork, pecorino cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, mushrooms, olives, and artichoke hearts with plenty of extra oil will be yours to taste accompanied by the right wines.

This tour is designed for food, wine and nature lovers, but also for those willing to... do as the Romans do.

Highlights

  • Visit the hills of the Castelli Romana area
  • Enjoy a professionally guided tour
  • Taste typical Roman gastronomy with local wines
  • Relax on your roundtrip transportation from Rome

Good to Know

  • Scheduling: Shared Tour
  • Languages offered on the Activity / Tour: English, German, French, Spanish
  • Duration: 3 hours
  • Printed or Mobile Voucher Accepted Printed or Mobile Voucher Accepted
  • Children from 0-2 are freeChildren from 0-2 are free
  • Departs Fridays and Sundays at 2.30 pm - from 1st of July - 30th September 2018Departs Fridays and Sundays at 2.30 pm - from 1st of July - 30th September 2018
  • Pick-up service Pick-up service
    Pick up service starts at 1:30 pm from centrally-located hotels.
  • Easy Cancellation Easy Cancellation
    Cancel up to 1 day in advance for a full refund
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Cut-off Time
    Available to be booked until 1 day before the tour starts.

Inclusions

  • Food & wine tasting
  • Local food connoisseur guide
  • Tranport

Exclusions

  • Tips

Pickup and Drop-off / Meeting Point

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Pick up from your centrally located hotel. If you're not staying a centrally located hotel please meet the group no later than 2:00 pm at the Gray Line Rome/I Love Rome office, via Vittorio Emanuele Orlando 95 (nearest Metro Stop: Line A - Repubblica).

Know Before You Go

  • Appropriate clothing to be worn in places of worship
  • Drop-off is in Rome's city centre at the following I Love Rome stops of your choice: Stazione Termini, Piazza Barberini, Santa Maria Maggiore, Via Ludovisi, Largo Santa Susanna.

Traveler reviews

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  • Michael US · US2023-10-16
    ★★★★★ Traveler review

    IF I COULD GIVE THIS 10 STARS I WOULD. AN EXCELLENT TOUR.

  • Alan J · US2023-10-16
    ★★★★★ Traveler review

    We had a wonderful tour experience with our lovely guide. We highly recommend.

  • Carlo K · FR2023-10-16
    ★★★★★ Traveler review

    Booked this tour as it had all the places we wanted to see on our day trip. The best was our tour guide and it was an excellent tour. He told us about culture as well as showing us around the locations.Highly recommended and hopefully you get my guide as your tour guide.

  • Harry B · US2023-10-16
    ★★★★★ Traveler review

    One of the best tour guides I have ever experienced. The day out made our holiday worthwhile. Guide was so informative and passionate about the tour. Well done. You, my guide, were a star

  • Vani Banerjee · GR2023-10-16
    ★★★★★ Traveler review

    I would high recommend this tour because this tour is definitely worth it. Our tour guide was friendly, knowledgeable, and fun to spend the day with. It really made the whole experience more fun to get lots of information. Thank you very much,

  • Ava and Iain · GB2023-10-16
    ★★★★★ Traveler review

    We could not have been more impressed with our tour guide. He was very knowledgeable about the history of the sites we visited. He went out of his way to make sure our visit was the trip of a lifetime. We are very grateful to our guide for making our stay so enjoyable. By the end of the trip we felt like he was part of the family. thanks.

  • Colin · TH2023-10-16
    ★★★★★ Traveler review

    Thanks for the tour guide with good explanation and best help from him..This was a great tour, definitely worth the price. Thanks. .

  • John Bartkiewicz · US2023-10-16
    ★★★★★ Traveler review

    A great guide who explained the information about tour. The tour was very good, enjoyable and informative and would definitely recommend to anyone who want to have information about city. Thanks.

  • Ahmed G · AE2023-10-15
    ★★★★★ Traveler review

    Had a very good experience here. Tour guide gave a very detailed information. He was also very kind, gave me freedom to explore the site. GREETINGS. .

  • Aiden · US2023-10-15
    ★★★★★ Traveler review

    The tour was very satisfactory, with interesting information. Our guide were excellent with a very knowledgeable so you can have a lot of information about tour. thank you very much.

  • purplelve73 · US2023-10-15
    ★★★★★ Traveler review

    We picked this tour and I have to stress that our guide was awesome. We got to see many beautiful places and will highly recommend this tour.

  • Marc · NL2023-10-15
    ★★★★★ Traveler review

    our guide was very pleasant and knowledgeable and moved us along, without rushing us, so that we could see everything - good job.

  • Nina D · SE2023-10-15
    ★★★★★ Traveler review

    I want to thank privatetour.com for a once in a lifetime experience. We made some fantastic memories so thank you very much for everything. I will never forget this wonderful experience.

  • T.Benjamin · US2023-10-15
    ★★★★★ Traveler review

    This was surprisingly a great tour. Our tour guide was very very knowledgeable and passionate. We learned a lot and got super excited about almost everything.thanks.

  • 442catherine · FR2023-10-14
    ★★★★★ Traveler review

    We were extremely glad we did this tour. It covered everything we wanted - a professional guide- Our guide was a lovely person who made our day.

  • Neža SW · CA2023-10-14
    ★★★★★ Traveler review

    Our tour was nothing less than excellent. The tour guide was full of information. She even changed the tour around to accommodate our needs.

  • Yu Ngay · JP2023-10-14
    ★★★★★ Traveler review

    The tour was even more than we expected. Our guide was truly outstanding.and incredibly well informed, fun, energetic and engaged. Highly recommend this tour!

  • LeonT90 · GB2023-10-14
    ★★★★★ Traveler review

    I was looking for a tour and this tour fitted perfectly. Our tour guide was amazing. Highly recommended for a day tour.

  • Sam · GB2023-10-14
    ★★★★★ Traveler review

    guide were very professional and knowledgeable. It just feels great to have someone who knows so much and loves the place so much to lead your way at the beginning. The whole experience was really nice. If you come for the first time definitely do it!

  • christinenicola85 · US2023-10-13
    ★★★★★ Traveler review

    I would highly recommend taking this tour. After the tour we had the impression that we really had a good conversation with our guide. We strongly recommend this tour. Thank you.

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