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Vespa ride through the Castelli Romani from Castel Gandolfo

Castel Gandolfo

Castel Gandolfo stands on the rim of the Albano crater with the lake straight down below it. You walk the town first, then get on the back of a Vespa for the hill roads.

How the day goes

  1. Out to Castel Gandolfo, then the town on foot with the guide.
  2. The lake below the belvedere, and the papal gardens along the rim.
  3. On the pillion for the country roads through the Castelli.

You ride behind the driver rather than driving, so this is for people happy to be a passenger on a scooter.

Where it is

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

Castel Gandolfo, and where it is from Rome Castel Gandolfo drawn at its real position relative to Rome, about 37 minutes by car. The faint dots are the other places we list, so you can see how far out this one is. 37 min Rome Castel Gandolfo

Open it where the roads are

Takes you to Castel Gandolfo — 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

  • 37 mindrive from the middle of Rome
  • 25 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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Also around Castel Gandolfo

Two kayakers on a calm blue lake On the water

Kayak on Lake Albano

Three hours paddling across Lake Albano, gear included, children from six up.

€42.40 per person

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