Roman Countryside: Wine and Food Tasting, Semi-Private Day Tour
Overview
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6 hours
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Discover a fascinating world at a short distance from Rome, a tour in the heart of the Roman countryside, the “Castelli Romani”: a real unique experience. The tour starts from your hotel, riding along the “Via Appia Antica“ to admire the beautiful countryside and historical villages such as Castel Gandolfo, the Pope’s summer residence. Stop for a visit to a winery (optional required) where you will have a tasting of 4 types of the finest wines from this flourishing area with tastings of local products. The tour continues on the shore of the volcanic origin Lake Albano to taste the famous “Porchetta” and other typical local products and sip the local wine “Romanella”. Then you will reach Nemi, where the famous Museum of Roman Ships is located, famous for its Strawberry Festival (first weekend in June) and for its lake surrounded by a very magical atmosphere. Then back to Rome.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Specialized infant seats are available
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Provide the Correct address of your accommodation, hotel, B&B
Pickup and drop off services only in the city center inside the Aurelian Walls
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Free transfer offered by Welcome Italy in air conditioning Minivan
Emergency number also operational via whatsapp
One day before call to confirm the pick up
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Hotel pickup and drop-off (central Rome only)
Food tasting in a local restaurant
Free transfer offered by Welcome Italy in air conditioning Minivan
Assistant during the entire trip
Wine cellar visit and wine tasting
Emergency number also operational via whatsapp
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Meeting and Pickup
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What To Expect
Castelli Romani
A tour in the heart of the Roman countryside, the “Castelli Romani”. The tour starts from your hotel, we'll take the Via Appia admiring the beautiful countryside and historic villages like Castel Gandolfo, Pope’s summer residence and enjoy the best view of the Lake.
You will visit to a winery where we will have a tasting of 4 types of the finest wines of this wonderful area accompanied by some local products.
Options
(F21P) Private Tour Option
Pickup included
(F21) Small Group Tour
Semi-Private: Enjoy a unique experience, a tour in the heart of the Roman countryside, the "Castelli Romani". Take the Via Appia admiring the beautiful countryside and taste the wines and food on the premises.
Pickup included
Reviews
20 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Excellent
Jackie R,
Nov 2, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00It was very relaxing away from all the tourists. Beautiful scenery with exceptional wine and food. The tour guide was wonderful and did not rush
Beautiful, quiet country wine tour
Brenda S,
Nov 1, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Juliana did a fabulous job coordinating this tour. She was personable, friendly and easy to communicate with. Each of the stops was beautifully coordinated and we weren't rushed. All eight members of this tour agreed this was a memorable way to end our ten days in Italy. Thank you, Juliana, for making this so special!
Our tour team of our...
Kerry F,
Oct 6, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Our tour team of our guide Antoinette and our driver, Pietro were both great. Many stories told and an indepth history of all we saw. We now have 2 more wonderful friends. The wine and food throughout the tour was excellent. Met many great people and tasted some fabulous wine. Would definitely do this tour again!!
Terrific tour.
Elizabeth G,
Jun 22, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Great guide and driver would do it again tomorrow. Villages were quaint and I would have otherwise missed them.
Spend the money for private tour way better than the group
Peter L,
Oct 31, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00Our tour guide and driver were very nice they were very knowledgeable of the areas we were visiting would definitely recommend this tour
Mixed Experience
Bill D,
Oct 10, 2023
- Review from Viator
3.00While our tour was good and our guide was excellent, I think the company is somewhat shady. We scheduled the tour for 10:30 am and it was confirmed by us and by them multiple times. The day before the tour they changed the time to 9 am and then changed it again to 8:30 am. One of our group was not able to make a tour that was 2 hours earlier than we had booked and he would have never have committed to that time or this tour at that time. When we requested a return of his portion of the money citing their change of the contract, it was denied with no explanation. For them to keep $182.68 when the issue was entirely their fault is very poor business practice.
The tour guide and driver...
Wayne C,
Oct 10, 2023
- Review from Viator
4.00The tour guide and driver were excellent. I would have given this tour 5 stars except for the vehicle that they used. It was a VW van and we were in the small 3rd seat. We are 6’3”:and 5’8” so it was very cramped. In addition, the air conditioning in the van was not working properly and it was extremely warm in the 3rd seat.
HIGHLY recommend!
Gina P,
Sep 7, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00This tour was amaizng. Antoinette and Josh were exceptional. Antoinette was extremely knowledgable and got outside of Rome to see some of the best of the countryside. Highly recommend this tour!
Great day!
Joseph M,
Oct 4, 2022
- Review from Viator
5.00We had a wonderful tour, just the two of us, with a wonderful guide and driver. Castel Gondolpho was the highlight of the trip and especially the wine tasting at a beautiful restaurant overlooking the lake. Highly recommend.
Roman Countryside
Linda L,
Sep 27, 2021
- Review from Viator
5.00This is an excellent tour to see beautiful areas outside Rome. We selected this tour at the last minute because another tour was cancelled. I am so Very glad we did. We visited Castel Gandolfo and Nemi, both delightful towns. We had a fantastic lunch overlooking beautiful Lake Albano and had several wonderful wines. This was truly a wonderful day and our guide, Pino was perfect. I highly recommend this tour.
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