On the trailBernini laid out the square at Ariccia, and the Appia Antica runs below it through the valley the great bridge spans. This walk does both, and takes the modern lift to get back up.
Palazzo Chigi and its park are an addition with their own ticket, so say up front if you want them in.
Ariccia at its real position from Rome, with everywhere else we list behind it — so you can see how far out this one is.
Open it where the roads are
Takes you to Ariccia — the town, not the meeting point. Ask them where exactly to turn up; the number is on this page.
Getting there
The day stays yours: you leave when you want, stop where you want, and come back when the light goes.
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See prices on LocalrentNo parking to find, no wrong turns, and you leave when the day is done.
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With your handsA beekeeper opens the hives and explains how the colony is organised and how honey is made, in an apiary inside the Parco Regionale dei Castelli Romani.
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With your handsA seven-course menu at Sintesi, a one-Michelin-star restaurant in Ariccia, built around seasonality, fermentation and technique.
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On two wheelsA guided e-bike ride that leaves central Rome on the Appian Way past Cecilia Metella, Villa dei Quintili and Santa Maria Nova, climbs to Albano Laziale, Ariccia — where there is…
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On the trailA guided visit to the piano nobile of Palazzo Chigi in Ariccia, the baroque residence that still has its original furnishings, with the Cardinal's Rooms and the Museum of the Ba…
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On the trail6.8 km and 691 metres of climbing, with a guide and never more than ten of you.
€49 per person
Books on Nature of Sal — Salvatore Benintende
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On the trailSnowshoes, poles and a guide are included: you turn up and walk onto the snow.
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On the trailClip into a harness and cross the trees: from age four there is a course to do.
€5 per person
Books on ViviAvventura
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On the trailTen kilometres, 550 metres of climb, graded E+: the badlands below Civita.
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