Which places can you visit?
Day trips in Rome can be asolutely magical when you have your favorite guide with you! A place that do not have to be missed if you want to make a day trip from Rome is Tivoli, whose image is strictly connected with Terme di acqua Albule and three wonderful villas: Villa d’Este, Villa Adriana and Villa Gregoriana. Especially known for its garden, Villa d’Este is inserted into the Unesco heritage. Built in 1550 by Cardinal Ippolito II d’Este, is well known for its fountains, grottos and water games that will leave you wordless.
Villa Adriana is one of the most important example of a palace of the imperial age. Built from the empereor Adriano, the villa reflects the architectural taste of its owner. After his death, the villa has been modified and beautify. Nowadays it has an enormous park with roman ruins, thermal baths and farmhouses.
If you want to dedicate one day to a beautiful archeological site, Ostia Antica is perfect for day trip tours in Rome: a small town that has been built as the harbour of the city of Rome. Its ruins have been discovered starting from XIX century: its public buildings, private houses and farms can now help us understanding how everyday life was in the ancient age. It is possible to choose among five themed paths, according to the historical-cultural aspect in which you are mostly interested. You can walk among the Decumano, the ancient commercial street with marketplaces, public buildings, ways and places of production, or you can visit the Synagogue, the Mithraea the Christian Basilica, the Round Temple and the Capitolium.
The Forum is the political, commercial and religious center, where there are the Baths and the Thermopolium. Via della Foce is the district of the river port, with cults and religious buildings, residential neighborhoods, houses and spas with pictorial remains and mosaics. In Porto Marina is finally possible to visit the domus, residential facilities, refreshments, sepulchral monuments.
If what you want is spending a relaxing day planning a day trip in a beautiful place not far from Rome, you do not have to miss the hills that surround the city of Rome, the so called Colli Albani, where the 13 small towns that have been built took the name of Castelli Romani. You absolutely do not have to miss Frascati with the famous Villa Aldobrandini with its beautiful italian style garden. If you like Middle Ages, go to Grottaferrata and visit the greek abbey of San Nilo, founded in 1004 by monks coming from the Byzantine south of Italy. Castel Gandolfo is a beautiful place to visit during summertime just to have a bath into the Lago di Albano or to have a coffee in one of the nice café you can find along the lake.