From Rome: Thermal Springs, Farm Lunch & Village Day Trip

Highlights

• Immerse yourself in the tranquility of Lazio’s countryside
• Relax in natural hot or cold springs surrounded by woods and wildlife
• Savor a homemade lunch with local ingredients at a charming farm
• Meet farm animals and unwind beneath olive trees in the countryside
• Explore a charming village or lake before returning to Rome

Description

Leave Rome for a full‑day escape into the green hills north of the city, following the ancient Via Cassia, the road used since Roman times to reach northern Lazio and Tuscany. On the way you pass medieval villages, volcanic landscapes and areas with Etruscan tombs carved into the rock, entering the Tuscia countryside near Viterbo, known as the “City of the Popes”.

After a private pick‑up in Rome, your journey continues along part of the old Via Francigena and through the area around Sutri, with its rock‑cut amphitheatre – older than the Colosseum in Rome – and villages that were key to the birth of the Papal State in the Middle Ages.

You then reach a natural thermal area near Viterbo, mentioned by Dante Alighieri in the Divine Comedy. For centuries, Etruscan nobles, Roman consuls, popes, artists and writers have come to these hot and cold springs to relax and restore their energy. Here you can unwind in the pools surrounded by nature and feel the history of a place where people have been bathing for thousands of years.

After your time at the springs (around 3 hours), you drive about 40 minutes to GodarsVillage – Meditation Farm, a small farmhouse surrounded by greenery. The landscape feels more like Tuscany or Provence than a simple day trip from Rome: fields, trees, roses, animals and a quiet, bucolic atmosphere.

Here you are welcomed as a guest of an Italian family. You sit at a long table and share a generous, home‑style Italian meal: plenty of real Italian food, made with seasonal ingredients from our land and from small local producers. Expect several courses – antipasti, first and second courses, side dishes and dessert – with recipes from the Viterbo area and from other parts of Italy.

Many vegetables, fruits, jams and preserves come directly from the farm, where no chemical pesticides or additives are used, and eggs are laid by our free‑ranging hens. During the meal, you taste our own extra‑virgin olive oil and enjoy wines and sparkling wines from a nearby boutique winery, plus cheeses and meats from neighboring farms that share our values of respect for animals and the land.

There is also a relaxed workshop moment: we show you how Italians prepare a real bruschetta with good home made bread and our olive oil, and how to mix a classic Spritz, while sharing stories and traditions from our life as Romans and Italians.

The atmosphere at GodarsVillage is cozy and fairy‑tale‑like. In the colder season you can sit by the fireplace; in the warmer months you can relax in the garden among climbing plants, roses and animals. At the end of the experience, you can choose how to return to Rome: take a 40‑minute train from the nearby station (we can drop you there), or with our private car for an extra fee.

This is a slow, curated day in a small group of just 2–8 guests, for travelers who want to go beyond Rome, soak in historic thermal springs and discover what it feels like to eat, drink and relax with an Italian family in the countryside.

From Rome: Thermal Springs, Farm Lunch & Village Day Trip

Family Thermal Springs, Farm Lunch & Village Day Trip