On the waterVico fills a crater with a mountain still standing inside it: Monte Venere, wooded down to the waterline. The reserve has kept the shore undeveloped, so from a kayak you see beech trees, reeds and not much else.
Everything is provided and the lesson comes first, but it is still your arms doing the work, and you should be comfortable in open water.
Lago di Vico 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 Centro Outdoor & Kayak ALCHIMIA, c/o Centro Sportivo La Bella Venere - Lake Vico - Scardenato - Caprarola (VT), the address the operator publishes.
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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On two wheelsA mostly flat 10 km ride inside the Lago di Vico nature reserve with an environmental guide, with a 20-30 minute stop at an observation hide in the marsh area and an introductio…
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On the trailA 12 km loop on foot with an environmental guide, along a stretch of the pilgrim Via Francigena and through the centuries-old beech wood of Monte Venere above Lake Vico.
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On the waterA two-hour kayak outing on Lake Vico starting at 09:30 from the Centro Outdoor & Kayak Alchimia at località Scardenato.
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On the waterAn association on Lake Vico renting canoes and stand-up paddleboards and running SUP excursions and SUP courses.
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€45 per person
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