Soriano Nel Cimino On the trail

Guided hike in the UNESCO old-growth beech forest of Monte Cimino

Soriano nel Cimino

Nobody ever cleared this beech wood, which is why it is on the UNESCO list. The trunks go up straight and grey before any branch starts, the floor is bare leaf litter, and you can see a surprising distance in between them.

How the day goes

  1. Meet in Soriano nel Cimino in the morning and start climbing.
  2. A steady haul through the old wood, gaining height most of the way up.
  3. The top of Monte Cimino, then back down through the same forest.

It climbs a long way and takes the whole day; for beech woods on kinder ground, the Monte Venere loop asks far less of you.

Where it is

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

Soriano nel Cimino, and where it is from Rome Soriano nel Cimino drawn at its real position relative to Rome, about 82 minutes by car. The faint dots are the other places we list, so you can see how far out this one is. 82 min Rome Soriano nel Cimino

Open it where the roads are

Takes you to Soriano nel Cimino — 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 22drive from the middle of Rome
  • 96 kmeach way
  • 6 honce 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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Also around Soriano nel Cimino

Soriano Nel Cimino On the trail

Orsini Castle, Soriano nel Cimino

The thirteenth-century Orsini fortress above Soriano nel Cimino, a massive crenellated block joined to an older tower-palace, with its original walled courtyard.

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Soriano Nel Cimino In the old stones

Porta Pia, Soriano nel Cimino

A city gate in Soriano nel Cimino, built by Michelangelo.

Free — nothing to pay

Just turn up — open air, any hour

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More on the trail

A stony ridge path across open highland On the trail

Monte Soratte from Sant'Oreste

6.8 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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A child in a harness crossing a rope bridge between trees On the trail

A morning in the trees

Clip 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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