# A night in the Castelli Romani, half an hour from Rome: Frascati, Castel Gandolfo and Nemi Half an hour from Rome: on Saturday, Tusculum and a tasting in Frascati with a night above the city; on Sunday, Castel Gandolfo, Ariccia and the Nemi viewpoint. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/castelli-romani/itineraries/one-night-frascati-gandolfo-and-nemi · Revisado: 2026-11-12 Dónde: Castelli Romani The Castelli Romani can be seen in a day from Rome, but with a night they change: you go up to Tusculum in the afternoon light, have a tasting without watching the clock, dine above the lights of Rome and the next day you have the morning for the papal palace, Ariccia and Nemi. This plan runs from Saturday to Sunday, which is how everyone's opening hours fit together. ## How do you get there from Rome? By car, about 35 minutes along the Tuscolana to Frascati; Hotel Cacciani has free overnight parking. Without a car, the FL4 regional train reaches Frascati in about half an hour from Termini and Castel Gandolfo on the Albano branch, but Tusculum, Ariccia and Nemi need a car or taxi. ## Where to stay? AccommodationAreaWho it suits Hotel CaccianiCentre of FrascatiWith or without a car; terrace over Rome and restaurant downstairs Merumalia Wine ResortVineyards below FrascatiBy car; apartments in the winery, small pets Hotel Castel VecchioCastel GandolfoBy car; pool and view of Lake Albano ## What if I have one more day? Stay another night at the Hotel Castel Vecchio, with a rooftop pool above Lake Albano, and the next day go down to see the Via Appia Antica by bike: the hotel organises tours with hire and a guide. Or carry on south to the Garden of Ninfa and Sermoneta, if it coincides with a day when the garden is open. ## With children Tusculum, with meadows, ruins and picnic tables, is their part of the plan; the papal palace has family rates. For sleeping with children, Merumalia has apartments and the Castel Vecchio has a pool. ## El plan ### Saturday · 11:00 · Tasting at Merumalia An hour and a half through the vineyard and the cellar with the owners, three wines, an oil and a board of cured meats and cheeses. Book on their website. ### Saturday · 13:30 · Lunch at Cacciani A terrace over Rome, porchettina frascatana and the house cannelloni. ### Saturday · 16:00 · Tusculum From May to September it is open on Saturdays until 19:30: the Roman theatre and the view over the countryside at sunset. In spring and autumn it is only open on Sundays: swap the order. ### Saturday · 19:00 · Frascati A stroll around Piazza Marconi, Villa Aldobrandini above its stairway and a glass in a wine bar. Dinner at Cacciani and a night at the hotel. ### Sunday · 10:00 · Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo Open from 10:00 to 17:00 on Sundays; by reservation. Two hours among the rooms, portraits of popes and the Secret Garden. ### Sunday · 12:30 · Ariccia and Palazzo Chigi Guided visit of the piano nobile at 11:45 or in the afternoon; if you cannot make it, lunch in Nemi and Palazzo Chigi at 15:30. ### Sunday · 13:30 · Lunch in Nemi At Lo Specchio di Diana, with a veranda over the lake: mushrooms, game and homemade pasta. Then, the viewpoint. ### Sunday · 16:30 · Return to Rome About 40 minutes from Nemi. ## Un consejo más The Roman ships museum in Nemi is closed for works until 31 March 2027: do not count on it in the plan. ## Cuándo no ir Doing it from Sunday to Monday: Cacciani does not serve dinner on Sundays or open on Mondays, and Palazzo Chigi is closed on Mondays. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### Is it worth sleeping in the Castelli Romani? Yes, if you want to add Tusculum, a tasting and the lake villages without rushing; for Frascati and Castel Gandolfo a day is enough. ### Where should you stay in the Castelli Romani? In Frascati, at Hotel Cacciani; among the vineyards, at Merumalia; or in Castel Gandolfo, at the Castel Vecchio. ### Which days are best? Saturday to Sunday, to fit Tusculum, Cacciani and the papal palace together. ### Can you do it without a car? Partly: by train to Frascati and Castel Gandolfo; Tusculum, Ariccia and Nemi need a car or taxi. ## Dónde dormir without a car - **Hotel Castel Vecchio**: An Art Nouveau palace above the lake The Castel Vecchio is an Art Nouveau building at Viale Pio XI, 23, in Castel Gandolfo, overlooking the crater of Lake Albano. Most of its 50 rooms look onto the lake. On the roof, the roof garden has an outdoor pool with views; below, the Sala Domiziana houses an indoor pool. There is a restaurant, a 24-hour reception and free private parking, something worth its weight in gold in the Castelli. Who it suits For making a base in the Castelli Romani: Castel Gandolfo and its papal palace are a few minutes away, Ariccia and Nemi a quarter of an hour by car, Frascati twenty. Also for a quiet first or last night near Ciampino airport. The hotel organises cycling tours around the Castelli, around the lakes of Castel Gandolfo and Nemi and along the Via Appia Antica, with mountain-bike hire and guides, and walking excursions. It is much used for weddings and events, so ask if there is one on the day you go. Getting there By car, along the Via Appia Nuova from Rome. Without a car, a regional train from Termini to Castel Gandolfo on the Albano line and a walk to the hotel. - **Hotel Cacciani**: Sleeping above a historic restaurant The Hotel Cacciani is in the same building as the family's restaurant, opened in 1922 at Via Armando Diaz, 13, in the centre of Frascati, about 10 km from Rome, according to the hotel. It has 22 renovated panoramic rooms and four more units with a large balcony and a view over Rome and Frascati. There are doubles with a terrace, classic doubles and doubles for single use. Services Buffet breakfast is included, with home-made pastries and jams, and is served from 7:30 to 9:00 in the dining room or on the panoramic terrace. Wifi throughout the hotel, free overnight parking, a concierge who books visits and experiences, and the Cacciani restaurant on the ground floor. Who it suits For a night in the Castelli without a car: you arrive by train from Termini in half an hour, walk up to the centre and have dinner at home. The next day, Tusculum, Castel Gandolfo or a local winery. If you come by car, the free overnight parking solves the problem of parking in the centre. ## Dónde dormir if you're driving - **Hotel Castel Vecchio**: An Art Nouveau palace above the lake The Castel Vecchio is an Art Nouveau building at Viale Pio XI, 23, in Castel Gandolfo, overlooking the crater of Lake Albano. Most of its 50 rooms look onto the lake. On the roof, the roof garden has an outdoor pool with views; below, the Sala Domiziana houses an indoor pool. There is a restaurant, a 24-hour reception and free private parking, something worth its weight in gold in the Castelli. Who it suits For making a base in the Castelli Romani: Castel Gandolfo and its papal palace are a few minutes away, Ariccia and Nemi a quarter of an hour by car, Frascati twenty. Also for a quiet first or last night near Ciampino airport. The hotel organises cycling tours around the Castelli, around the lakes of Castel Gandolfo and Nemi and along the Via Appia Antica, with mountain-bike hire and guides, and walking excursions. It is much used for weddings and events, so ask if there is one on the day you go. Getting there By car, along the Via Appia Nuova from Rome. Without a car, a regional train from Termini to Castel Gandolfo on the Albano line and a walk to the hotel. - **Hotel Cacciani**: Sleeping above a historic restaurant The Hotel Cacciani is in the same building as the family's restaurant, opened in 1922 at Via Armando Diaz, 13, in the centre of Frascati, about 10 km from Rome, according to the hotel. It has 22 renovated panoramic rooms and four more units with a large balcony and a view over Rome and Frascati. There are doubles with a terrace, classic doubles and doubles for single use. Services Buffet breakfast is included, with home-made pastries and jams, and is served from 7:30 to 9:00 in the dining room or on the panoramic terrace. Wifi throughout the hotel, free overnight parking, a concierge who books visits and experiences, and the Cacciani restaurant on the ground floor. Who it suits For a night in the Castelli without a car: you arrive by train from Termini in half an hour, walk up to the centre and have dinner at home. The next day, Tusculum, Castel Gandolfo or a local winery. If you come by car, the free overnight parking solves the problem of parking in the centre. - **Merumalia Wine Resort**: Four apartments in the vineyard Merumalia is an organic wine and oil estate in the hills below Frascati, at Vicolo di Prataporci, 8. Its wine resort has only four apartments, created from the renovation of a former farmhouse, so each one is different in size, shape and furniture. All look onto the valley of vineyards and, in the distance, Rome. What it offers The house says it is also designed for families with children and for people with reduced mobility, and it allows small animals. On request, they prepare lunches and dinners for guests only, with traditional cooking and local produce. And you are at the winery: the tour with tasting is given by the owners themselves, Giulia and Luigi Fusco. Getting there The estate is outside the village, in the countryside between Frascati and Rome: you need a car or taxi. Frascati centre, Tusculum or Castel Gandolfo are a few minutes by road; so is Ciampino, the airport. ## Dónde dormir if you're flying - **Hotel Castel Vecchio**: An Art Nouveau palace above the lake The Castel Vecchio is an Art Nouveau building at Viale Pio XI, 23, in Castel Gandolfo, overlooking the crater of Lake Albano. Most of its 50 rooms look onto the lake. On the roof, the roof garden has an outdoor pool with views; below, the Sala Domiziana houses an indoor pool. There is a restaurant, a 24-hour reception and free private parking, something worth its weight in gold in the Castelli. Who it suits For making a base in the Castelli Romani: Castel Gandolfo and its papal palace are a few minutes away, Ariccia and Nemi a quarter of an hour by car, Frascati twenty. Also for a quiet first or last night near Ciampino airport. The hotel organises cycling tours around the Castelli, around the lakes of Castel Gandolfo and Nemi and along the Via Appia Antica, with mountain-bike hire and guides, and walking excursions. It is much used for weddings and events, so ask if there is one on the day you go. Getting there By car, along the Via Appia Nuova from Rome. Without a car, a regional train from Termini to Castel Gandolfo on the Albano line and a walk to the hotel. - **Hotel Cacciani**: Sleeping above a historic restaurant The Hotel Cacciani is in the same building as the family's restaurant, opened in 1922 at Via Armando Diaz, 13, in the centre of Frascati, about 10 km from Rome, according to the hotel. It has 22 renovated panoramic rooms and four more units with a large balcony and a view over Rome and Frascati. There are doubles with a terrace, classic doubles and doubles for single use. Services Buffet breakfast is included, with home-made pastries and jams, and is served from 7:30 to 9:00 in the dining room or on the panoramic terrace. Wifi throughout the hotel, free overnight parking, a concierge who books visits and experiences, and the Cacciani restaurant on the ground floor. Who it suits For a night in the Castelli without a car: you arrive by train from Termini in half an hour, walk up to the centre and have dinner at home. The next day, Tusculum, Castel Gandolfo or a local winery. If you come by car, the free overnight parking solves the problem of parking in the centre. - **Merumalia Wine Resort**: Four apartments in the vineyard Merumalia is an organic wine and oil estate in the hills below Frascati, at Vicolo di Prataporci, 8. Its wine resort has only four apartments, created from the renovation of a former farmhouse, so each one is different in size, shape and furniture. All look onto the valley of vineyards and, in the distance, Rome. What it offers The house says it is also designed for families with children and for people with reduced mobility, and it allows small animals. On request, they prepare lunches and dinners for guests only, with traditional cooking and local produce. And you are at the winery: the tour with tasting is given by the owners themselves, Giulia and Luigi Fusco. Getting there The estate is outside the village, in the countryside between Frascati and Rome: you need a car or taxi. Frascati centre, Tusculum or Castel Gandolfo are a few minutes by road; so is Ciampino, the airport.