Rocca Sinibalda On the trail

Guided tour of the castle of Rocca Sinibalda

Rocca Sinibalda

Peruzzi drew this castle in the shape of an eagle, and it has sat above the Turano valley ever since, beak first. Inside are painted rooms and terraces you would never guess at from the road.

How the day goes

  1. Meet the guide at the gate: the castle is only seen with one.
  2. Through the state rooms and the frescoes, and the stairs cut into the rock.
  3. Out onto the terraces, over the valley and the river below.

Individual visitors get a weekend slot rather than a daily one, so the date is the first thing to fix.

Where it is

Rocca Sinibalda at its real position from Rome, with everywhere else we list behind it — so you can see how far out this one is.

Rocca Sinibalda, and where it is from Rome Rocca Sinibalda drawn at its real position relative to Rome, about 86 minutes by car. The faint dots are the other places we list, so you can see how far out this one is. 86 min Rome Rocca Sinibalda

Open it where the roads are

Takes you to Rocca Sinibalda — the town, not the meeting point. Ask them where exactly to turn up; the number is on this page.

Getting there

Getting there, the comfortable way

  • 1 h 26drive from the middle of Rome
  • 76 kmeach way
  • 1 h 45once you are there

  • Rent a car for the day

    The day stays yours: you leave when you want, stop where you want, and come back when the light goes.

    • You pick it up in Rome and drop it back in Rome
    • No timetable to build the day around
    • The stops on the way are the good part, and they need a car

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  • Have a driver take you, door to door

    No parking to find, no wrong turns, and you leave when the day is done.

    • Picked up where you are staying, dropped back there
    • No parking to find and no ZTL to worry about
    • Nobody spends the day driving

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