Tag Archives: Day trips from Rome

Custom tours of Rome: Viterbo

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Less than an hour drive north of the Italian capital lies a beautiful city of Viterbo that can be visited during custom tours of Rome. Remarkably preserved medieval walls enclose the old part of the town with its historic landmarks. Exploring the town’s magnificent churches scattered here and there make for a fascinating trip to […]

What to do in Capri

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Is there anything as glamorous as Capri? Since the Roman times this beautiful island has attracted many rich and famous, artists, writers and celebrities. Despite the island’s small size there are many things to see and do on a  Capri day tour or during a longer stay. See Capri from the sea So what to […]

Places to visit in Rome – The Great Beauty sets

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Not to take away from the merits of this wonderful Italian film, but let’s face it one of the reasons that the “The great beauty”  is having so much success and one an Oscar,  is  thanks to the great beauty of Rome which is the setting of the story by the director  Paolo Sorrentino. Rome, […]

Where to go in Italy : Orvieto

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When planning day trip excursions in Italy, we often get information from guide books or from asking friends who have already visited that destination. Another great source for information are progressional drivers and guides that know work with clients and travel around day in and day out. From this extensive experience they can suggest where […]

Amalfi Coast Attractions

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The Amalfi Coast is definitely one of the best places to visit in Italy, but what are the major Amalfi Coast attractions, what to do during your visit and when is the best time to visit it? Who better to advise us than Renato Cuomo from our team of English speaking drivers who lives in […]

Beautiful places in Italy: Asissi

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As far as day trips from Rome go, certainly one of the most popular and beautiful is the full day tour to Assisi in Umbria. The town is located about 100miles from the capital and can be reached by car or bus in about 2 hours; unfortunately connections by train are slower. I have been to Assisi […]

Tuscany Jewish community: Pitigliano, Sorano and Sovana.

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In the southern part of Tuscany, at just one and half hour drive from Rome you will find three of the most beautiful medieval towns of Italy: Pitigliano, Sorano and Sovana, They all are villages of ancient origins rich in art and culture, built in tuff’s stone carved from the same hills on which they […]