Tivoli (Villa d'Este, Sabine cuisine) is a food day trips in Rome.
Tivoli in Rome's Sabine hills is the Villa d'Este town with the Sabine farmhouse cuisine: castagnaccio (chestnut cake), pasta carbonara, lamb dishes.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Combine Villa d'Este with lunch at Trattoria del Falcone. The Sabine olive oil cooperative shop is the take-home buy.
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.
Tip: Funicolare from the train station up to the old town; lunch at Trattoria La Palomba for umbrichelli al tartufo.
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.
Tip: Lunch at La Loggia for the acquacotta and the porchetta. Take a bag of Nocciola Romana hazelnuts home from the producers.
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.
Tip: Easier as a summer day trip (June-September) when the beach is open. Lunch at Gli Archi for the spaghetti alle vongole.
Civita di Bagnoregio in Lazio's Tuscia region is the medieval volcanic-tuff hilltop town reached by footbridge, with Tuscia hilltop cucina including lamb.
Tip: Half-day trip combined with Orvieto. Lunch at L'Antico Forno for the local pasta and lamb dishes.
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.
Tip: Half-day trip; lunch at one of the porchetta stalls under the Piazza di Corte loggia. Tickets €5-€8 for sandwich.
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.
Tip: Book a 10:00 train and 14:00 cellar tour.