Roman Castles Countryside and Wine Tasting Private Tour from Civitavecchia Cruise Port 

Highlights

Visit the Roman Castles Contryside and enjoy a Wine Tasting with a private tour from Civitavecchia port by Mercedes limousine and a professional English-speaking driver

FROM €700

Book now

Civitavecchia port round trip to Roman Countryside and wine tasting by Mercedes limousine and professional English-speaking driver

The Experience

Dear Guests, this experience has been designed for some travelers who wish to enjoy and discover the beauty of a very famous Roman Countryside called “Roman Castles.”

The tour is conducted by an English-speaking driver from our company, Rome-Limousine, who will welcome you at the gangway of your boat-cruise ship, and he holds a sign bearing your or your party’s name.

You will then be driven directly to Castel Gandolfo, a small town renowned for being the Pope’s summer residence. Castel Gandolfo, recently voted as one of the most beautiful towns in Italy, rises at the crest of a volcanic lake, once one of the five mouths of the big Laziale Volcano. 
The medieval town is dominated by the Pope’s summer residence, built by Carlo Maderno for Pope Urban VIII in the 17th century. The loggia of the benediction, the balcony from where the Pope waves and blesses the faithful, overlooks the whole town. Walking down the narrow and fascinating main street, you will have the chance to visit the church built by Gianlorenzo Bernini and dedicated to St. Thomas from Villanova, with its beautiful cupola and the altarpiece by Pietro da Cortona.
Gourmet stores, religious goods, and souvenir shops line up the central corso. Here, there is time for coffee, pictures, and a visit to the church of St. Thomas. Afterward, you will be driven to Frascati, where, in a winery, you will be taught everything regarding wine.

From Castel Gandolfo, it takes 20 minutes to Frascati, through lovely and shady streets dating back to the Renaissance, connecting the rich villas of Roman aristocrats. 

Frascati is one of the most renowned Castle Towns, and its name comes from the Middle Ages, from the use of collecting firewood (“frasche in Italian) for the construction of makeshift shelters by the inhabitants of the ancient Tusculum town, which had been destroyed in the 12th century. The most modern tradition associates the name of the town with the custom that the wine sellers had of hanging a vine branch outside their stores to announce that the wine from the last harvest was ready to be sold. Frascati is also famous for its notable villas, which were built from the 16th century onwards by Popes, Cardinals, and Roman nobles as “Status Symbols” of Roman Aristocracy.
These country houses were designed for social activities rather than farming. 
Just a few minutes outside the town is the vineyard where you will experience a very good and informative wine tasting.
You will be shown the yards and explained the long cultivation process and the several grapes, adopted and autochthonous. Then the wine tasting with 3 types of wine with snacks, bruschetta, salami, and cheese, in addition to the inevitable olive oil. The wine-tasting experience is not included in the tour fee.
 
Nemi 
After the wine tasting, there will be a visit to the smallest town of the area, Nemi, whose name comes from the Latin Nemus, which is “Wood or Bosco” in Italian. Here are some good places for lunch. It is a wonderful village that, like Castel Gandolfo, overlooks a lake, little but fascinating.
The festival of strawberries takes place in the town in the first week of June, and the great abundance of the fruit, along the central shopping street, give great bright color and delight scent that makes you fall in love!!!

The order of the visit can be changed at our discretion.

We suggest wearing comfortable shoes and clothing. 

AdobeStock 195961957 scaled

Prices (net of 10% for VAT)

From 3 pax to 8 pax, prices are divided by €50 each person

On Sundays and holidays, prices increase by €100

 

From 1 to 2 pax

€700,00

From 3 to 4 pax

€800,00

From 5 to 6 pax

€900,00

From 7 to 8 pax

€1000,00