# A Tuscia getaway an hour and a half from Rome: Viterbo, Villa Lante, Bomarzo and thermal baths Two days north of Rome: a Renaissance garden, the city of the popes, a thermal bath under the stars and a forest of stone monsters. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/viterbo-villa-lante/itineraries/one-night-bomarzo-villa-lante-spa · Revisado: 2026-11-12 Dónde: Viterbo and Villa Lante After three or four days in Rome, a night in the Tuscia is the perfect change: an hour and a half along the Cassia, volcanic hills, a medieval city that was the seat of the popes, one of the great gardens of the Renaissance and thermal water that comes out of the ground hot and fills open-air pools all year round. This plan uses the night for the best bit: a thermal bath under the stars. ## How do you get there from Rome? By car, along the Cassia bis to Vetralla and the Orte–Viterbo dual carriageway: about 85 minutes from the centre. If you have flown into Fiumicino, pick up the car there the day you leave Rome; you do not need it in the city. There is a train from Roma Ostiense to Viterbo Porta Fiorentina, but it is slow and Villa Lante, Bomarzo and the baths are outside the city. ## Where to stay? AccommodationAreaWho it suits Hotel Niccolò VInside the Terme dei PapiThose who come for the water: the pool and spa a few steps away Mini Palace Hotel200 m from the historic centreThose who want to dine in Viterbo and stroll at night; with parking ## What if I have one more day? Carry on north: Civita di Bagnoregio, the village you enter by a footbridge, is about half an hour from Viterbo, and Orvieto, with its cathedral and underground city, a little further on. From Orvieto you return to Rome on the A1 motorway. ## With children This is a very child-friendly getaway: Bomarzo, with its giants and its crooked house, and the thermal pool, which admits children from the age of 2 for €8. Villa Lante is liked for its fountains, although you cannot eat or play ball there. At the Palace of the Popes under-12s do not pay. ## El plan ### Saturday · 09:00 · Villa Lante, in Bagnaia The terraced garden down which the water flows to the square pond, with the two twin villas. An hour and a half; €8. Opens at 8:30, Tuesday to Saturday until 16:30 in winter. ### Saturday · 11:00 · Palace of the Popes and the Colle del Duomo museum The Gothic loggia and the story of the conclave locked behind closed doors. €10 with audioguide; free for under-12s. ### Saturday · 12:15 · San Pellegrino and the Fontana Grande The medieval quarter of outside staircases, on foot from the palace. ### Saturday · 13:30 · Lunch at Aqvamadre The restaurant of the Terme dei Papi, Wednesday to Sunday. If you want something quick, Bistrot 2.0 is open daily at midday. ### Saturday · 15:30 · Check-in and rest Leave your things at the hotel. If you are sleeping in the centre, walk the city wall at the end of the day. ### Saturday · 21:00 · Night bath in the thermal pool The monumental pool is open from 21:00 to 1:00 with an evening ticket, €20. Hot water in the open air with the cold outside. ### Sunday · 09:30 · Bomarzo Monster Park About 20 km away: the Orc, the elephant, the leaning house. Open every day from 9:00; €15 and €9 for ages 4 to 13. An hour and a half. ### Sunday · 12:30 · Lunch and back to Rome Eat in Viterbo or at the baths and head back: in Rome by mid-afternoon. ## Un consejo más Buy your pool ticket from the baths' online shop before 15:00; after that, you buy it at the ticket office. ## Cuándo no ir Leaving Rome on a winter Sunday to do Villa Lante in the afternoon: on public holidays from November to March it is only open in the morning. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### How long does it take to get from Rome to Viterbo? About 85 minutes by car along the Cassia bis. ### Can you swim at night? Yes, in the monumental pool of the Terme dei Papi, from 21:00 to 1:00, for €20. ### Where should you stay? Inside the baths, at Hotel Niccolò V, or next to the centre, at Mini Palace Hotel, with parking. ### Is Bomarzo worth it? Yes, especially with children: a sixteenth-century forest with giant sculptures carved into the rock. An hour and a half. ### Can you do it without a car? Viterbo and the baths, yes, with a train and a taxi. Villa Lante and Bomarzo are better by car. ## Dónde dormir if you're driving - **Hotel Niccolò V, at Terme dei Papi**: Sleeping inside the baths The Niccolò V is the hotel of the Terme dei Papi, a superior four-star in the same grounds as the monumental Bullicame water pool and the spa. It is on the outskirts of Viterbo, next to the Viterbo Terme exit of the Orte–Viterbo expressway, and about 15 minutes by car from Villa Lante. What it offers What sets it apart is having the thermal pool at hand, by day and by night, and the spa, with thermal, facial and body treatments, Ayurveda and a private spa. In the grounds are the Aqvamadre restaurant, the 58 Gradi and the Bistrot 2.0. You book through the booking engine on its website. Who it suits For a one- or two-night break from Rome centred on hot water, with Villa Lante, Viterbo and Bomarzo as day trips. A car is the practical choice. - **Mini Palace Hotel**: A practical hotel next to the centre The Mini Palace is a four-star hotel on Via Santa Maria della Grotticella, about 200 metres from the historic centre of Viterbo. It has 40 rooms on two floors: single, double, twin, triple and quadruple, the last of which are good for families. What is included Breakfast and wifi are included in the rate, and there is a bar with drinks and snacks and an indoor car park, which in Viterbo, with its walled centre, is an advantage. The restaurant only operates by reservation for groups and events. Who it suits For anyone who wants to sleep in Viterbo and get around on foot through the centre, San Pellegrino and the Palace of the Popes, leaving the car parked until the next day to go to Villa Lante and Bomarzo. It also works without a car: the train from Rome reaches the city. ## Dónde dormir if you're flying - **Hotel Niccolò V, at Terme dei Papi**: Sleeping inside the baths The Niccolò V is the hotel of the Terme dei Papi, a superior four-star in the same grounds as the monumental Bullicame water pool and the spa. It is on the outskirts of Viterbo, next to the Viterbo Terme exit of the Orte–Viterbo expressway, and about 15 minutes by car from Villa Lante. What it offers What sets it apart is having the thermal pool at hand, by day and by night, and the spa, with thermal, facial and body treatments, Ayurveda and a private spa. In the grounds are the Aqvamadre restaurant, the 58 Gradi and the Bistrot 2.0. You book through the booking engine on its website. Who it suits For a one- or two-night break from Rome centred on hot water, with Villa Lante, Viterbo and Bomarzo as day trips. A car is the practical choice. - **Mini Palace Hotel**: A practical hotel next to the centre The Mini Palace is a four-star hotel on Via Santa Maria della Grotticella, about 200 metres from the historic centre of Viterbo. It has 40 rooms on two floors: single, double, twin, triple and quadruple, the last of which are good for families. What is included Breakfast and wifi are included in the rate, and there is a bar with drinks and snacks and an indoor car park, which in Viterbo, with its walled centre, is an advantage. The restaurant only operates by reservation for groups and events. Who it suits For anyone who wants to sleep in Viterbo and get around on foot through the centre, San Pellegrino and the Palace of the Popes, leaving the car parked until the next day to go to Villa Lante and Bomarzo. It also works without a car: the train from Rome reaches the city.