Camping Aurelia Club

Buses depart from stops close to the site towards Rome every 50 minutes and the journey takes roughly the same time; if you're up for the challenge of Roman driving, the car journey is about half an hour. Staying so close, don't feel pressured to 'do' this great city in a day: take in the Colosseum, the Tiber and the Trevi Fountain, take a day off and come back for more. On hot city summer days, the hop-on hop-off boats are a fab cooling way to find your way about, and parks like the Villa Doria Pamphili and the Villa Celimontana are top spots for foot resting and picnic eating. You might end up just as busy on your days off too… Tarquinia, 50 minutes' drive from the site, is an old walled town famed for its Etruscan museum and underground tombs. For more serious hiking head to the Decima Malafede natural park for trails and wild boar spotting, or to the clear waters and wildlife-filled shores of Lake Bracchiano, both half an hour away. If you're more into rollercoasters than Roman ruins, Cinecittà World is also half an hour away: a theme park with thrill rides in a film and telly-slanted setting, while Aquafelix waterpark in Civitavecchia's where you go for slides and flumes and getting wet.