Treja valley and Calcata with one night from Rome

Duration1 night

From Rome1 h by car

Best timeMarch – June · September – November

BookingFarm, pasta workshop and La Piazzetta

Budget€180–260 pp

The plan

The plan, hour by hour

Designed to leave Rome on Saturday morning by car and return on Sunday afternoon. La Piazzetta is closed on Wednesday and Thursday, and the farm restaurant is only open on Saturday and Sunday at midday, so the weekend is when everything fits. The farmhouse is open from March to November; from December to February, only the villa's studios.

Saturday

18:00Leave Rome
About an hour to Monte Gelato, in the municipality of Mazzano Romano. Park beside the waterfalls.
29:00Monte Gelato waterfalls
The Treja falls beside the ruined mill.
39:30Trail from Monte Gelato to Calcata
Seven kilometres, three and a half hours and 100 metres of ascent, via Mazzano Romano, the suspension bridge and the Faliscan temple of Monte Li Santi.
413:15Lunch at La Piazzetta
In Calcata Vecchia: homemade pasta and the house tringozzo. Book.
515:30Calcata Vecchia
The Anguillara gate, the square, the Porta Segreta and the workshops. Then a taxi or a second car to pick up the first at Monte Gelato.
618:00Le Forre del Treja
Check-in at the farmhouse from 16:00 to 18:30. An evening in the farm's countryside.

Sunday

19:30Pasta workshop at the farm
Three hours kneading and shaping pasta, with lunch and wine at the end; €95 per person or €170 for a couple, by reservation. If you skip it, the farm restaurant is open at midday.
215:00Mazzano Romano
The village above the river and its wash house, on the way to Rome.
316:30Back to Rome
About an hour.

The Treja valley can be seen in a day from Rome, but with a night it changes pace: you walk the river trail without watching the clock, have lunch in Calcata, sleep on an organic farm near the valley and on Sunday you put on an apron to make pasta with ancient grains. It is a getaway of countryside, boots and tables, an hour from the city.

How do you get there from Rome?

By car, about an hour along the Cassia bis or the Flaminia. There is no train to the valley and buses are scarce, so you need the car. If you come from Spain, fly to Rome (Fiumicino or Ciampino) and hire a car at the airport. For Saturday's linear route you need two cars or a taxi back to Monte Gelato.

Where to stay?

Accommodation	Area	Who it suits
Le Forre del Treja	Countryside near Civita Castellana, beside the valley	Families and anyone who wants a farm, a pool and the pasta workshop on site; from €77
Residenza Palazzo Fortuna	Centre of Civita Castellana	Those who prefer to sleep in a town, in a sixteenth-century palace; from €180
Agriturismo La Ghiga	Countryside near Nepi	Several days with a kitchen and patio; three small houses with a saltwater pool

What if I have one more day?

Head up into the Tuscia: the Farnese palace at Caprarola and the Bomarzo monster park lie to the north, in the province of Viterbo, or Lake Bracciano to the west. The farm also organises a two-hour guided visit of the holding, €45 per person.

Map

The stops, in order

What to do Eat 88 €Stay Services

Plan the trip

Calcata and the Treja Valley, step by step

Each choice narrows the next: the season shapes how best to travel, and how you travel decides where you stay and where you eat.

11. When to go
22. Where to stay
33. Where to eat

When to go

When to go to Calcata and the Treja Valley

Best timeGood timeLow season

Where to stay

Where to stay in Calcata and the Treja Valley

Services for this trip

Treja Valley Park officeHeadquarters of the regional park in the square of Calcata: paths, georeferenced map and notices from Monte Gelato.

Getting there from Rome by carAbout 45 km on the Flaminia or the Cassia bis; park in Calcata Nuova or at Monte Gelato, because the old village is pedestrianised.

Where to eat