Ariccia (Porchetta) ★ 4.5
Famous forPorchetta slow-roasted with herbs
Ariccia in Rome's Castelli Romani hills is the home of porchetta: slow-roasted herb-stuffed pork, served as a sandwich with rosetta bread and salt.
Food destinations within easy reach of Rome. worth the train, the rental car or the early start.
Worth the trip
Frascati (Castelli Romani wine) ★ 4.3
Famous forFrascati DOC white wine, regional cuisine
Frascati in Rome's Castelli Romani is the historic Frascati DOC white wine town, with cantine like Castel de Paolis and Fontana Candida open for cellar tours.
Tivoli (Villa d'Este, Sabine cuisine) ★ 4.1
Famous forCastagnaccio, lamb, Sabine olive oil
Tivoli in Rome's Sabine hills is the Villa d'Este town with the Sabine farmhouse cuisine: castagnaccio (chestnut cake), pasta carbonara, lamb dishes.
Orvieto (Umbria) ★ 4.3
Famous forUmbria pasta, Orvieto DOC white wine, truffles
Orvieto in Umbria, 1 hour 20 minutes from Rome by train, is the medieval hill town with the Orvieto DOC white wine, umbrichelli al tartufo. Family-friendly.
Viterbo (Tuscia, hazelnut country) ★ 4.0
Famous forNocciola Romana hazelnuts, acquacotta soup
Viterbo in Lazio's Tuscia region is the hazelnut-and-acquacotta capital, with the Nocciola Romana DOP and the medieval acquacotta tomato-and-bread soup.
Sperlonga (Tyrrhenian coast) ★ 4.2
Famous forTyrrhenian seafood, fresh anchovies
Sperlonga on Lazio's Tyrrhenian coast 1.5 hours from Rome is the white-house fishing town with the day's catch at trattorie like Gli Archi, fresh anchovies.
Civita di Bagnoregio (Tuscia hilltop) ★ 4.2
Famous forTuscia hilltop cucina, lamb, olive oil
Civita di Bagnoregio in Lazio's Tuscia region is the medieval volcanic-tuff hilltop town reached by footbridge, with Tuscia hilltop cucina including lamb.
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From Rome: Hadrian's Villa & Villa d'Este Day Trip & Lunch
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