# Lake Vico and its nature reserve

What to do en Caprarola and Bomarzo · Caprarola and Bomarzo

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/caprarola-bomarzo/things-to-do/lake-vico · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Duración: 1 h 30
- Temporada: All year; the beech forest is best in autumn
- Para quién: Families

Walk · 1–2 h · Free · A volcanic lake among beech and chestnut woods, ten minutes from Caprarola, with a picnic area and a shore for walking

Lake Vico fills a volcanic crater in the Cimini mountains, about 8 km from Caprarola. Since 2008 the nature reserve has protected the whole basin and the mountains around it, 4,109 hectares, with the beech forests of Monte Fogliano and the cone of Monte Venere. It is the place to eat outdoors after the palace: quiet shores, woods and roads with viewpoints over the water. The reserve's headquarters are on the Cassia Cimina, km 12, in Caprarola.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 42.326, 12.17

## Cerca de aquí

- [Climb Monte Venere above Lake Vico](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/caprarola-bomarzo/things-to-do/monte-venere-hike), a 2.0 km
- [La Valle di Vico](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/caprarola-bomarzo/where-to-stay/la-valle-di-vico), a 2.0 km
- [The secret gardens and park of the Farnese Palace](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/caprarola-bomarzo/things-to-do/farnese-palace-gardens), a 5.4 km
- [Farnese Palace in Caprarola](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/caprarola-bomarzo/things-to-do/farnese-palace-caprarola), a 5.5 km
- [Trattoria del Cimino](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/caprarola-bomarzo/where-to-eat/trattoria-del-cimino), a 5.6 km
- [The beech forest of Monte Cimino, a World Heritage site](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/caprarola-bomarzo/things-to-do/monte-cimino-beech-forest), a 9.5 km
- [The village of Bomarzo and the Orsini palace](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/caprarola-bomarzo/things-to-do/bomarzo-village-orsini-palace), a 18.8 km
- [The Sacro Bosco of Bomarzo, the Monster Park](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/caprarola-bomarzo/things-to-do/bomarzo-sacred-wood), a 19.5 km

Destino: [Caprarola and Bomarzo](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/caprarola-bomarzo.md)