Riders on horseback on a trail through open country On horseback

One-hour guided ride in the Castelli Romani park

Rocca di Papa

Rocca di Papa sits under Monte Cavo, and the chestnut woods begin where the last houses stop. The ride goes in among them at walking pace, the ground soft underfoot, the lake country dropping away behind the trees.

How the day goes

  1. Meet on Via Sicilia at the top of the town, then straight out into the park.
  2. Through the woods at a walk, with someone riding alongside setting the pace.
  3. Back to the same street with the rest of the Castelli still ahead of you.

Small children ride here too, so it is a gentle outing rather than a trek — for real ground to cover, look at the day rides further inland.

Where it is

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

Rocca di Papa, and where it is from Rome Rocca di Papa drawn at its real position relative to Rome, about 41 minutes by car. The faint dots are the other places we list, so you can see how far out this one is. 41 min Rome Rocca di Papa

Open it where the roads are

Takes you to Meeting point: Via Sicilia, 2, 00040 Rocca di Papa (RM), the address the operator publishes.

Getting there

Getting there, the comfortable way

  • 41 mindrive from the middle of Rome
  • 27 kmeach way
  • 1 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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