# Two days in Sperlonga and Gaeta, two hours from Rome: Tiberius's villa, a boat trip and the Montagna Spaccata The Odyssey museum and the white village of Sperlonga, a boat along the coast to Gaeta, a night on Serapo beach and the Montagna Spaccata first thing. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/sperlonga-gaeta/itineraries/two-days-with-tiberius-villa · Revisado: 2026-11-12 Dónde: Sperlonga and Gaeta Sperlonga and Gaeta can be seen in a day from Rome, but with a night the coast changes: you do the stretch between the two villages by boat, dine on fish from the gulf in Gaeta's medieval quarter and reach the Montagna Spaccata before the groups. This getaway arrives in Sperlonga in the morning, crosses to Gaeta in the afternoon and returns to Rome the next day from Formia. ## How do you get there from Rome? By train, a regional from Termini to Fondi-Sperlonga, about an hour and a quarter, and a bus or taxi for around 13 km to the village. The return, from Formia-Gaeta, takes about an hour and a half to Termini. By car, about two hours via the Pontina and Terracina; between the two villages, the Via Flacca, some 20 km hugging the sea. ## Where to stay AccommodationWhereWho it suits Hotel SerapoOn Serapo beach, GaetaNo car, with children, within walking distance of Monte Orlando Villa Irlanda Grand HotelLungomare Caboto, GaetaPark, pools and private beach Virgilio Grand HotelNext to the centre of SperlongaWith a car, pool and spa ## What if I go by car? Do day 1 the same but without the boat: after lunch, the Via Flacca to Gaeta, with stops at the viewpoints. Sleep at Villa Irlanda, which has a park and parking, and on day 2 add an afternoon on the beach at Serapo. ## El plan ### Day 1 · 09:45 · Museum and Tiberius's villa The giant sculptures of the Odyssey and the villa beside the beach. €5; closed on Mondays. ### Day 1 · 11:30 · The white village Stairways, arches and viewpoints over the two beaches of Sperlonga. ### Day 1 · 13:00 · Lunch at Gli Archi Local fish in the old town: zuppa di pesce and the house scialatielli. Book. ### Day 1 · 15:00 · Boat along the Riviera of Ulysses With Sperlonga Escursioni, along the coves and caves to the Montagna Spaccata; ask when you book whether you can disembark in Gaeta. ### Day 1 · 19:00 · A night at Serapo and dinner at Dolia Leave your bag on Serapo beach and cross on foot to the medieval quarter. Dolia is open in the evening every day except Tuesday. ### Day 2 · 09:00 · The Montagna Spaccata The crack in the rock, the chapel over the sea and the stairway to the Grotta del Turco, before the heat. ### Day 2 · 11:00 · Monte Orlando The paths over the cliffs and the mausoleum of Munatius Plancus. ### Day 2 · 13:00 · The medieval quarter and the tiella A lunch of tiella at the bakeries in the centre, the harbour and the castle, and a train back from Formia. ## Un consejo más ### Book the boat and dinner before you go In summer, both fill up. ## Cuándo no ir ### August weekends Half of Rome heads down to this coast: packed beaches and impossible parking. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### How many days do you need? One gives you a village; with a night you see both, the boat and Monte Orlando. ### Can you do it without a car? Yes: train to Fondi on the way there, boat or bus to Gaeta, and train from Formia on the way back. ### Where should you stay? In Gaeta, at Hotel Serapo or Villa Irlanda; in Sperlonga, at the Virgilio Grand Hotel. ### When should you go? From May to September, Tuesday to Sunday. ## Dónde dormir if you're flying - **Virgilio Grand Hotel**: The hotel The Virgilio Grand Hotel is a four-star hotel at Via Giuseppe Romita, 262, a few steps from the old town of Sperlonga and the beach. It has a reserved pool with sun terrace, the Afrodite wellness centre, two restaurants, Il Cortiletto, with a terrace in summer, and Vista Mare, and free wifi. It offers early check-in on request. The beach It works with the Lido Virgilio, a beach establishment reached by the hotel's free shuttle. It is what you want if you come to Sperlonga for a few days of beach without depending on the car. Getting there and parking It has its own car park, which in Sperlonga, with the centre closed to traffic and the car parks charging in summer, is an advantage. Without a car, you arrive by train at Fondi-Sperlonga and from there by bus or taxi. - **Villa Irlanda Grand Hotel**: A villa between the hills and the gulf Villa Irlanda is at Via Lungomare Caboto, 6, at the entrance to Gaeta from Formia, between the hills and the gulf. It is a four-star hotel with 47 rooms, eight of them suites, spread through a park of about 60,000 square metres, with pools, a restaurant and conference rooms. The beach It has a private beach on the gulf, across the lungomare. It is a hotel for staying two or three days: pool in the afternoon, beach in the morning and the medieval quarter of Gaeta a few minutes by car. Getting there By car, along the coast road from Formia. Without a car, it is a few kilometres from Formia-Gaeta station: taxi or city bus. - **Hotel Serapo**: On the sand of Serapo The Hotel Serapo is at Via Firenze, 11, on Serapo beach, at the foot of the Monte Orlando park and not far from the centre and the medieval quarter of Gaeta. It has a beach, a garden with a pool, a restaurant and breakfast. The rooms From the basic to the suite, taking in the Classic, the French-bed rooms, the junior suite and the family suite. The hotel describes them as spacious and with sea views. With children, the family suite and the beach in front of the door solve almost everything. Without a car It is the most practical accommodation in Gaeta if you arrive by train at Formia: a short taxi or bus ride and you no longer need to move. Monte Orlando and the centre are done on foot. ## Dónde dormir without a car - **Virgilio Grand Hotel**: The hotel The Virgilio Grand Hotel is a four-star hotel at Via Giuseppe Romita, 262, a few steps from the old town of Sperlonga and the beach. It has a reserved pool with sun terrace, the Afrodite wellness centre, two restaurants, Il Cortiletto, with a terrace in summer, and Vista Mare, and free wifi. It offers early check-in on request. The beach It works with the Lido Virgilio, a beach establishment reached by the hotel's free shuttle. It is what you want if you come to Sperlonga for a few days of beach without depending on the car. Getting there and parking It has its own car park, which in Sperlonga, with the centre closed to traffic and the car parks charging in summer, is an advantage. Without a car, you arrive by train at Fondi-Sperlonga and from there by bus or taxi. - **Hotel Serapo**: On the sand of Serapo The Hotel Serapo is at Via Firenze, 11, on Serapo beach, at the foot of the Monte Orlando park and not far from the centre and the medieval quarter of Gaeta. It has a beach, a garden with a pool, a restaurant and breakfast. The rooms From the basic to the suite, taking in the Classic, the French-bed rooms, the junior suite and the family suite. The hotel describes them as spacious and with sea views. With children, the family suite and the beach in front of the door solve almost everything. Without a car It is the most practical accommodation in Gaeta if you arrive by train at Formia: a short taxi or bus ride and you no longer need to move. Monte Orlando and the centre are done on foot. ## Dónde dormir if you're driving - **Virgilio Grand Hotel**: The hotel The Virgilio Grand Hotel is a four-star hotel at Via Giuseppe Romita, 262, a few steps from the old town of Sperlonga and the beach. It has a reserved pool with sun terrace, the Afrodite wellness centre, two restaurants, Il Cortiletto, with a terrace in summer, and Vista Mare, and free wifi. It offers early check-in on request. The beach It works with the Lido Virgilio, a beach establishment reached by the hotel's free shuttle. It is what you want if you come to Sperlonga for a few days of beach without depending on the car. Getting there and parking It has its own car park, which in Sperlonga, with the centre closed to traffic and the car parks charging in summer, is an advantage. Without a car, you arrive by train at Fondi-Sperlonga and from there by bus or taxi. - **Villa Irlanda Grand Hotel**: A villa between the hills and the gulf Villa Irlanda is at Via Lungomare Caboto, 6, at the entrance to Gaeta from Formia, between the hills and the gulf. It is a four-star hotel with 47 rooms, eight of them suites, spread through a park of about 60,000 square metres, with pools, a restaurant and conference rooms. The beach It has a private beach on the gulf, across the lungomare. It is a hotel for staying two or three days: pool in the afternoon, beach in the morning and the medieval quarter of Gaeta a few minutes by car. Getting there By car, along the coast road from Formia. Without a car, it is a few kilometres from Formia-Gaeta station: taxi or city bus.