"A villa in the green near Rome": whoever searches for it usually ends up down two roads — the Castelli Romani, lovely but by now suburbs of the city, or the coast, where the green is a backdrop. There is a third answer, still known to few: the Tuscia of Viterbo. Exactly one hour from the ring road, past Orte, the landscape changes state: oak woods, tuff ravines, perched villages and a silence Rome no longer even remembers.

A real hour, not an optimistic-satnav hour

Tuscia's strength is logistics, and it is concrete: A1 to the Orte exit, fifteen minutes of country road, and you are at Villa Vacanze Valentina in Bassano in Teverina. One hour from north Rome, door to door, with no coastal traffic and no hairpins. That is why our Roman guests arrive on Friday evening after work: by eight they are in the pool with a glass in hand.

What "in the green" means here

Not a condominium lawn: 3,000 square metres of grass, olive trees and tall trees, with the pool at the centre and countryside as far as the eye can see beyond the fence. In the morning the silence wakes you (yes, you can hear it); in the evening, lanterns and crickets. Inside, two independent apartments with kitchens — a real home, not a room — and for couples the Lovers' Cottage with its own reserved garden.

The green continues beyond the gate

A villa in the green near Rome is worth double if the green goes on outside. Around here: the Sacred Wood of Bomarzo — Europe's most visionary garden, 10 minutes away —, the Renaissance gardens of Villa Lante, the Calanchi Valley with Civita di Bagnoregio, and Lake Bolsena with its volcanic beaches. And for the body, the Popes' Thermal Baths 25 minutes away.

Castelli, coast or Tuscia: the honest comparison

  • Castelli Romani — close, but crowded and by now urban: the green is there, the silence less so.
  • The coast — in summer, the Sunday-evening traffic jam is part of the package.
  • Tuscia — the same real-world distance as the Castelli, a tenth of the tourist density, more beautiful villages and more honest prices. Its only flaw: once discovered, you never go back.

In practice

Villa Vacanze Valentina is the villa in the green one hour from Rome: pool, garden, barbecue, private parking, pets welcome, apartments for families and a cottage for couples. Weekends, long weekends or full weeks: book directly on our site, at the best rate, commission-free.