Riders on horseback on a trail through open country On horseback

Horse rides and trail riding at Ruben Ranch

Montalto di Castro

The Maremma starts where the coast road turns inland: flat pasture, umbrella pines, sandy tracks a horse can hold a trot on. The ranch at Montalto is a family place, and the horses know the way out.

How the day goes

  1. Meet the family at the yard and get matched with a horse that suits you.
  2. Out along the sandy tracks behind Montalto, pines on one side, open field on the other.
  3. Back to the ranch with the sea close enough to finish the day on the beach.

The riding here is calm going rather than hard country; for a mountain crossing you want the stables further inland.

Where it is

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

Montalto di Castro, and where it is from Rome Montalto di Castro drawn at its real position relative to Rome, about 84 minutes by car. The faint dots are the other places we list, so you can see how far out this one is. 84 min Rome Montalto di Castro

Open it where the roads are

Takes you to Montalto di Castro — the town, not the meeting point. Check with the operator where exactly to turn up: their own page is linked further up.

Getting there

Getting there, the comfortable way

  • 1 h 24drive from the middle of Rome
  • 104 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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