Small Town Getaway from Rome

Posted by Sm1212 on 07/09/24 05:22 PM

Hi there-

I am going to Italy to visit my boyfriend. He lives in Rome and we will be spending a few days there. I want to surprise him with a trip to a little town outside the city- ideally on a lake or the ocean as we both love to swim. Would love to take a train there and have it be within 2/3 hours of Rome. Looking for Airbnbs or nice hotels if you have nay suggestions for that as well. We would be going for 2/3 nights at the very beginning of September.

Let me know if you have ideas and thank you in advance :)

Posted by valadelphia

07/09/24 05:39 PM

4713 posts

Look at island of Ponza, train (*or taxi), then ferry.

Posted by Laurel

Forest Grove, OR

07/09/24 06:02 PM

11600 posts

Sperlonga is a great idea. Another island that is nice is Isola di Giglio, just off the coast at Porto Santo Stefano near Orbetello.

Note that technically it is no longer beach season in early September and some facilities may be closed. Once you have narrowed your search, ask a hotel you are interested in for advice.

Posted by Sm1212 OP

07/09/24 06:37 PM

9 posts

Thank you for all of these suggestions! I guess I should add for further context, his family has a seaside home south of Rome we will be at for a few days so I was thinking a lake town to switch things up. But will definitely take a look at these options,

Posted by Jay

Chicago

07/09/24 06:52 PM

2027 posts

I got one for you. We did this in March 2017 with Roman locals that do this once every late winter or spring. It's not near water, but it's everything else and more.

Orvieto. https://www.passportandpixels.com/things-to-do-orvieto-italy/

An ancient Umbrian hilltop town a 90 minute train ride out of Termini station. You arrive at the station, then take the funicular to the plateau. From there, maybe my favorite cathedral in all of Europe, Duomo di Orvieto, is waiting for you. It sparkles in the afternoon sun. You wander the cobblestone paths from the 2nd century AD, do a little shopping, have a little lunch--fantastic cuisine, mix of Florence & Rome--spend an hour or two marveling at the cathedral's frescoes and the stories they tell, then you take the funicular back to the station, and the train takes you back to Rome. We dozed a little, then arrived back at Termini around 7PM...and it was time for dinner then a gelato!

A day well spent. Look at it.

Enjoy your planning!

Posted by Sm1212 OP

07/09/24 11:03 PM

9 posts

Will look into that as well- thanks all!