8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Sacro Bosco di Bomarzo
The 16th-century 'Park of Monsters', a wooded valley of colossal mannerist grotesques: an ogre's mouth you walk into, a leaning house, war elephants carved from living bedrock. Ignored for centuries, adored by Salvador Dalí.
12 km · about 20 min drive
racetrack
Vallelunga Circuit
Rome's historic racetrack, opened in 1951 north of the city and named after F1 pioneer Piero Taruffi. A staple of Italian GT racing with regular open track days for road drivers.
28 km · about 35 min drive
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Civita di Bagnoregio
A dying hilltop village in Lazio perched on an eroding volcanic plateau accessible only by a narrow pedestrian bridge.
30 km · about 35 min drive
waterfall
Cascata delle Marmore
A 165-meter man-made waterfall created by the ancient Romans in 271 BC, now one of Italy's most impressive cascades.
34 km · about 40 min drive
cathedral
Orvieto
A dramatic Umbrian hill town perched atop volcanic tufa cliffs, crowned by one of Italy's most ornate Gothic cathedrals.
39 km · about 45 min drive
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Spoleto
An ancient Umbrian town famous for its towering Roman aqueduct bridge, the Ponte delle Torri, and its annual arts festival.
48 km · about 55 min drive
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La Scarzuola
Surrealist 'ideal city' of stacked theatres, towers and esoteric symbols built by Milanese architect Tomaso Buzzi from 1958 inside a Franciscan convent's grounds. Deep in rural Umbria and visitable by reservation only, it feels like walking into a dream.
56 km · about 65 min drive
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Vatican Museums
A vast complex of galleries culminating in the Sistine Chapel, containing one of the world's most important art collections.
57 km · about 65 min drive