Highlights include:

• Frascati
• Albano Lake
• Grottaferrata
• Castello Gandolfo (optional entrance to the papal palace)
• Arricia
• Wine Tasting

Full Tour Description

In the morning, your driver will pick you up from your hotel in an air-conditioned vehicle and drive you out of Rome.

Stop at the abbey of Grottaferrata and visit the only church in Italy which still follows the Byzantine-Greek rites.  You will visit the towns of Frascati and Arricia, both popular for their 'porchetta' (roast pork) and dominated by large private villas built by wealthy Roman families looking to escape the summer heat of Rome.

After a lunch break near Lake Albano, visit Castello Gandolfo, where the Pope's Summer Residence is located.  You may choose to visit the palazzo or the exquisite gardens with gorgeous views over the lake and surrounding countryside. 

The Castelli Romani territory is also home  to some of the best vineyards in the Lazio region and is also notorious for the water which has a slightly fizzy and almost sweet taste, since there are numerous springs of natural pure water that are located all over this area.  The Romans stored their wine here in under ground caves and the towns and castles scattered throughout the area are truly beautiful.  Stop for a visit to a local winery and discover more about the wines produced in this volcanic region.