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Plan a trip to Rome, and you’ll wish you were there for weeks! From the Colosseum to the Vatican Museums, there’s a lot in the Eternal City to check off your bucket list.
But if you can tear yourself away from Rome’s top attractions, there are plenty of excellent day trips from Rome. Rome is centrally located in Italy, allowing you to do day trips along the coast, further inland, to Tuscany and Venice in the north or to Naples and Amalfi in the south.
So what are the best day trips from Rome? Rome is pretty close to the geographical center of Italy, as well as one of the best transportation hubs in the nation. You can get where you need to go from Rome — and usually pretty easy.
I always recommend to spend your time on day trips that are close to your city. In Rome, that would be cities and towns in the Lazio region, like Tivoli (my first choice), Frascati, Ostia Antica, and Viterbo. Italy is SO full of treasures that you can find them in every direction.
But if you want to go to the Amalfi Coast? You can do that from Rome. If you want to go to the Tuscan countryside? You can do that from Rome. And if you want to go to Venice? You can absolutely do that from Rome, too. Just go with a tour group if you’re going anywhere super-complicated!
Let’s take a look at the best day trips from Rome!
This post was published in September 2024 and was co-written by Adventurous Kate and Riana Ang-Canning.
Best Day Trips from Rome
Tivoli
Tivoli is my personal top recommendation for a day trip from Rome. It’s a beautiful town home to two truly stupefying villas, and it’s a short, convenient journey from Rome, either by train or as part of a guided tour.
Best things to do in Tivoli: The main reason for visiting Tivoli are the two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Villa d’Este and Hadrian’s Villa. Villa d’Este is right in the center of Tivoli, while Hadrian’s Villa is outside Tivoli in the countryside.
Villa d’Este is a 16th Century Italian Renaissance complex. While the interior features the most beautifully painted frescoes, I think the true highlight is the gardens. The gardens of Villa d’Este are filled with ornate, unique fountains, each that differs from each other.
Hadrian’s Villa, known as Villa Adriana in the Italian language, features the remains of a complex built by Roman…
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