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Blocks of trachyte among the beeches of the ancient forest of Monte CiminoAlbarubescens · CC BY-SA 4.0

What to do · Caprarola and Bomarzo

The beech forest of Monte Cimino, a World Heritage site

Walk · 1 h 30 · Free · Ancient beech forest on the summit of Monte Cimino, above Soriano nel Cimino, part of the UNESCO primeval beech forests of Europe

Information
Duration
1 h 30
Season
All year; in autumn, with the red beeches
Who it's for
Families; easy forest path
With a dog
Leashed

On top of Monte Cimino, at about 1,050 metres, above Soriano nel Cimino, grows an ancient beech forest that UNESCO included in 2017 among the primeval and ancient beech forests of Europe, a World Heritage site. It is half an hour by car from Caprarola and Bomarzo. The paths run beneath the beeches, among blocks of volcanic stone, and in autumn the forest turns red.

As a familyWith teenagersWith a dog

Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

Round off the plan

Where to eat, where to stay and what else to do

To eat nearby

A dish from the cooking of the Trattoria del Cimino© Trattoria del Cimino

Trattoria del Cimino

Restaurant · Caprarola · €€€€

What to order: a home-made pasta with produce from the Cimini and Caprarola's hazelnut tart

The restaurant's stone building, with its long porch facing the lawn© Sacro Bosco – Parco dei Mostri

La Locanda del Mostro

Restaurant · Bomarzo · €€€€

What to order: a simple meal halfway through the visit, or pizza on Friday or Saturday night

To stay nearby

The stone farmhouse among the vegetation© Sacro Bosco HospitalityCountry house

Casale La Concia

Next to the Sacro Bosco · 3 rooms · Garden and jacuzzi · Whole house for 6

Why we like it: A stone house next to the entrance of the Sacro Bosco of Bomarzo, with three bedrooms with bathroom, kitchen, private garden and outdoor jacuzzi; by the room or the whole house.

From €85 / night View details
The Poiana apartment, for six people© La Valle di VicoCountry house

La Valle di Vico

Farm stay · 9 apartments · Pool · Electric charger

Why we like it: Farm stay and B&B in the Lake Vico reserve, with nine apartments for two to six, a pool in the park and a hazelnut shop.