Fiumicino On the trail

Guided walks and birdwatching at the Macchiagrande oasis

Fiumicino

A piece of the coast that was never built on: meadow, umbrella pine and Mediterranean scrub behind the dunes at Fregene, with trails you walk on your own and hides to sit in.

Before you go. The reserve closes in bad weather. Check the forecast and call the same morning rather than driving out on spec.

How the day goes

  1. Take the naturalistic trail at your own pace, or the evolution trail beside it.
  2. Sit in a hide and see what the meadow and the wet ground send past.
  3. Book onto a guided walk, a forest bathing session, or a hands-on lab for children.
  4. The beach at Fregene is down the road for the rest of the afternoon.

Dogs are not admitted and bad weather closes the gate, so it is a fair-weather plan with the dog left at home.

Where it is

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

Fiumicino, and where it is from Rome Fiumicino drawn at its real position relative to Rome, about 33 minutes by car. The faint dots are the other places we list, so you can see how far out this one is. 33 min Rome Fiumicino

Open it where the roads are

Takes you to Viale Castellammare at the corner of Via della Veneziana, 00054 Fiumicino (RM), the address the operator publishes.

Getting there

Getting there, the comfortable way

  • 33 mindrive from the middle of Rome
  • 31 kmeach way
  • 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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A wakeboarder skimming across flat water behind a towline On the water

Kitesurf lessons at Fregene

A kitesurf school at Fregene running three levels of course: beginner, intermediate and advanced, each covering specific manoeuvres and safety technique.

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Fiumicino On the trail

Birdwatching at the Maccarese ponds

A wetland managed by WWF near Maccarese, used as a stopover and wintering ground by many bird species: ducks in winter, herons, kingfisher, marsh harrier, and osprey in autumn.

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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

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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

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