Custom Itineraries
Enjoy A Rome Italy Vacation Your Way With Customized Itineraries
When staying at the Casale, you can travel and tour at your own pace. Spend your Rome Italy vacation exploring the city center, wandering the local Castelli Romani towns or take road trips through Lazio to Umbria, Tuscany, Florence or the coast.
Our specialty is helping our guests enjoy a vacation with unique, authentic experiences by day and return to their Rome country home by night. Together, we can design customized itineraries that meet your specific needs and preferences. Your Rome Italy vacation can include self-guided options using a rental car. Or if you prefer, our English-speaking driver can add commentary to off-the-beaten path places.
Contact us today to begin planning your stay at the Casale Sonnino.
Travel Highlights Near The Casale
- Osta Antica – Rome’s ancient seaport dating back to 4th Century BC
- Frascati – famous for wine, Villa Aldobrandini and other stately villas
- Castelli Romani towns, lakes & views – Castel Gandolfo, Ariccia, Nemi
- Tusculuum – Roman road and remains, hike, picnic, and enjoy the views
- Lago Albano – Relax in the sun, swim, paddle boat, jogging trail, restaurants
- Tivoli Gardens and Villa d’Este, Hadrian’s Villa – UNESCO World Heritage sites
- Lazio Villages – Venture off-the beaten-path and travel back in time
- Cooking Class/Market Morning at the Casale or learn techniques from a top chef in his restaurant kitchen
- Wine Tasting with friends at nearby wineries. Products available for purchase
- Restaurants – Dine at authentic, Michelin Guide-worthy and Casale favorites.
- Grape Harvest, Olive Gathering, pressing & tasting (seasonal)
Sample Itineraries
Eat Your Way Though Lazio
If you love great food, wine, gelato and your daily frothy cappuccino, then Rome is for you! When staying at the Casale, dine at our small treasure trove of restaurants.
Try a cozy Michelin Guide listed eatery with amazing food in Olevano Romano. Dine on fresh seafood and mozzarella and tomatoes on the beach in Sperlonga. Take a sunset stroll, enjoy the lake view, and to-die-for fettuccine with porcini mushrooms in Nemi.
Take a cooking class. When in season, learn about the grape and olive harvest, visit local wineries with a professional sommelier or the olive mill with the Casale owners to watch the pressing process. Taste fresh oil right from the vat!
Classic Rome, Gardens & Ghettos
Nature and history collide! Explore the romantic Garden of Ninfa, Sermonetta and the Caetani Castle. It’s a unique wonderland of 1,300 plant species growing among the ruins of a medieval village.
Not to be missed: the elegant Renaissance Villa D’este and Tivoli Gardens with its hundreds of fountains. Followed by lunch at Sibilla, with a setting as impressive as its food.
Spend some days in Rome. Visit the rose garden on the Aventine Hill or the secret garden at Palazzo Colonna. Take a picnic to the Villa Doria Pamphili surrounded by an enchanting public garden.
Meet an art & antiquities historian for a tour of the Borghese Gallery with the famous Bernini statues. Visit The Colosseum, the Pantheon, the Vatican and St. Peter’s Basilica. Learn the unique history of the Jewish ghetto and go underground to view the Jewish catacombs dating back to ancient Roman times.
When you come up for daylight, take a walk down the 2000-year-old stone road that is Via Appia Antica.
