Roman Road Walks by David Morton

Trip Idea 1:

May in the Lepini Mountains

Seven days • Book by 28 February

1450 Euros per person (about US$1970) for a party of four with double room occupancy. Includes all meals and lodging for seven days & nights, daily guided walks, and pickup/return to Rome. Excludes air fare to Rome. Lodging in a historic hotel and a charming B&B; reduced-price rooms are available in a pleasant hostel setting (private rooms with bath).

The Lepini Range is just an hour southeast of Rome but feels like another world. Ancient towns cling to limestone cliffs with sweeping views of the coastal plain and the Mediterranean. Locals live side-by-side with Roman temples and striking medieval churches unknown to tourists. The imposing Caetani Castle dominates Sermoneta (below); fortified towers guard roads built before Romans times. We’ll visit two twelfth-century monasteries with elegant Cistercian architecture, and explore Roman Norba – once a flourishing settlement with temples, paved streets, cisterns and baths, now in picturesque ruins overlooking the verdant Gardens of Ninfa. more details

Write to me with questions or to start planning your trip
• book May trips by 28 February • optional days in Rome can be included

Sermoneta
Roman temple, Cori
Vineyard on trail to Sermoneta
Walking to Sermoneta
Gardens of Ninfa
View of Norma
Valvisciolo Abbey
Valvisciolo Abbey
Sermoneta
Temple of Jupiter Anxur, Terracina
Ausoni Mountains from Terracina
Roman street, Norba
Walking to Bassiano
Walking to Bassiano
Bassiano
Bay of Fondi from Terracina
Cori

Trip Idea 2:

Autumn Pleasures in Umbria

Seven days • Book by 30 May

From 1550 Euros per person (about US$2100) for a party of four with double room occupancy. Includes all meals and lodging for seven days and nights, daily guided walks, and pickup/return to Rome. Excludes air fare to Rome. Price varies with group configuration and amenities chosen.

A week of walking and other sensory delights, with splendid accommodations at Le Logge di Silvignano, a luxuriously restored historic house with private apartments, garden patio and pool overlooking scenic Valle Umbra, renowned for wine and food. We’ll enjoy plenty of both, including an afternoon strolling through the vineyards to sample the offerings. Bordering the valley, terraced olive groves cascade down the hills and medieval castles (below) guard an ancient route from Rome to the Adriatic; hiking between them we’ll enjoy a succession of grand vistas. Most of the towns have Roman or earlier origins and significant ancient remains. Best known are Spoleto, with its huge fortress and aqueduct, and Assisi, birthplace of Saint Francis. more details

Write to me with questions or to start planning your trip
• book May trips by 30 May • optional days in Rome can be included

Campello Alto
Vineyards
Monteleone
Assisi San Francesco Basilica Superiore
Assisi
Eremo delle Carceri, Assisi
Eggi
Olive grove path
Colle Ciocco Vineyard, Montefalco
Bevagna
Bevagna
Roman aqueduct, Spello
Countryside, Spello
Spello
Country church
Spoleto
Vallo di Nera

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