best DAY TRIP from Roma-other than naples/pompei

Goodness, no need to shout. 😉

How about Orvieto or the excavation at Ostia Antica?

Editing to add: looks like there's a jazz fest in Orvieto Dec. 28th - Jan 1 with some free outdoor events!

http://www.umbriajazz.com

ostia is fantastic

we are thinking about ovierto---is it "very touristy"??==we went to san gemignano and thought it was too touristy for us!

thanks

sorry about the "shouting"----------- sometimes my fingers hit the wrong buttons and I am too quick to post

sorry about the "shouting"

That's OK. Just had to tease you a 'lil bit. :O)
My fingers are often willful and disobedient too.

hey annette
LOL "about shouting" to me it's like fat fingers small keys and voila oops.
look at oldfrascati.com (about and their blog) a 30 minute train ride to frascati, wine country and small villages. friends did this tour and absolutely loved it, also stopping at ceralli.it where nonna still bakes at age 90 and the "best" porchetta, walking the small village.
withlocals.com has a "beautiful countryside day trip: castelli romani" read about what's included, his love for the area and the reviews.
saw a special: italy magazine "wild berry at lake nemi" the village is known for wild strawberries and their annual festival "fragoline de bosco" and goddess of hunting, diana. i have bookmarked it for my next trip to rome. hope this gives you another option.
aloha

GREAT (shouting!!!!)
yes I was looking into that area-thanks so much--going to investigate
ti amo !!! fragoline de bosco
(love this forum) a tour would be wonderful
thanks again

Just send them an email- we are travelling in dec/jan
Mahalo
thanks again

hey annette
aloha to your mahalo. now it's niele time "nosy" to investigate then it's holoholo to "go go". have a great time, just don't freeze your guavas!! haha
aloha

Orvieto and Ostia are both wonderful. I’ll also throw Tivoli into the mix.

Um, worth mentioning again is that the OP will be traveling in winter. Pretty sure there are no berry festivals in December/January?

thanks for the info kathy. her dates were mentioned after i posted.
aloha

I spent an afternoon at Ostia last month, could have spent longer. It's quite easy to reach by local train, with about a quarter mile walk to the site and then as much walking in the ruins as you can handle. The small museum disappointed me, but the ruins themselves were very interesting and evocative. A lot easier to reach than Pompeii.

Nemi is lovely but not a winter destination unless you have a spectacular day of sun and mild temps. Strawberries are in April and May. A car is necessary, by the way. Perhaps Castel Gandolfo would suit you and I think the idea of Frascati is excellent. No car for the last two.

grazie a tutti
thanks everyone
we are going to frascati for the wine tour-received the confirmation this morning---------excited
no festival for the fruits in dec/jan however there is sempre vino!!!!
a vero?
Many trips to Italy and still soooo many things to to do.

thanks again Annetta

Have a wonderful time!!!

hey annette
so excited you're confirmed for a fun day. be careful you may drink too much vino and stay for the festival for strawberries! please let us know how your tour was.
aloha

Shall do---------the tour and town looks like fun-easy trip from rome
thanks again