Touring & Sightseeing
An Unforgettable Vacation at Casale Sonnino
With Casale Sonnino as your home base, your Rome vacation expands far beyond the eternal city. Small villages, magical countrysides, restaurants, and historical sites are waiting to be explored. You’ll be transported to another place and time where you can step out of your routine and indulge your soul.
Culinary Delights
Have a pre-dinner spritz or cappuccino at a bar overlooking a lake, a charming teahouse by a fountain, or in a grand villa with frescos on the ceilings.
Then dine locally. We’ll share our favorite restaurants, many with mamma or a top chef in the kitchen. Indulge in homemade gelato, fettuccini cacio e pepe, rigatoni amatriciana or grilled meats from the flaming hearth in the dining room.
Or choose a Fraschetta in Ariccia or Frascati and sample the famous porchetta, fresh bread, artisanal meats, cheeses, and Lazio wines.
Cooking Classes & Wine Tastings
A cooking class paired with local wines is a must for your Rome vacation. In the city, choose a class at our favorite little school in Trastevere.
Or let us arrange one with a top chef at his restaurant in nearby Colonna.
You can also enjoy a class in the Casale’s kitchen with our spirited friend and food blogger. Ask us about local wine tastings, some made with grapes from our own vineyard.
We can also arrange for an expert sommelier to accompany you to nearby vineyards and teach you about fine Italian wine. Our sommelier friend also teaches painting and drawing. Stop for a bit, create a sketch, photograph details, and understand the light and the colors. Write in your journal. Fill yourself up.
Historical Sites
No place on earth has more UNESCO World Heritage sites than Italy. Our region of Lazio boasts six of them, including Hadrian’s Villa, Villa D’Este, Tivoli Gardens, Tarquinia, and Ceveteri Narcropois. Ancient Rome, St. Peters, and Vatican City also make the list and are a stone’s throw away.
Explore them on your own by rental car or with a tour guide. We are happy to suggest places to go and small hilltop villages to discover. We can recommend a guide too.
Lakes & Walks
Meander through the nearby towns of Monte Porzio Catone, Colonna, and Monte Compatri. They’re all no further than 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) away from the Casale.
Become part of the local fabric of the Castelli Romano towns. Visit Grottaferrata, Castel Gandolfo, Ariccia and Nemi to relax on the beach, swim, and dine with a lakeside view.
Wander down a Roman road or park trails, or explore an amphitheater. The gorgeous views of the archeological site, Tusculum, are not to be missed!
Better Than We Dreamed
