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Monte Venere covered in forest, inside the Lake Vico reserveAlbarubescens · CC BY-SA 4.0

What to do · Caprarola and Bomarzo

Climb Monte Venere above Lake Vico

Trail · Half a day · Free · CAI path 128b from the Canale rest area to the volcanic cone that rises inside the crater

Information
Season
All year; best from April to June and in autumn
Who it's for
Walkers; from age 10

Monte Venere is the volcano that grew inside the crater of Lake Vico, covered in forest. The reserve publishes the CAI path 128b, on foot, from the Canale rest area, beside the shore, to the summit. The information sheet gives no distance or time: allow an easy half day and ask at the park headquarters before setting out.

With teenagers

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 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.

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