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Riserva Naturale della Marcigliana

4.2 (5,348)Free

La Marcigliana preserves working countryside on Rome's northern fringe, including small agritourism operations and a horse farm alongside its protected plant and animal species. It functions less like a landscaped park and more like a slice of rural Lazio that happens to sit within city limits, appealing to visitors seeking a genuinely rustic outdoor experience. Some marked trails are reported as overgrown or poorly maintained, so it rewards those comfortable with a more rugged, unpolished visit.

✨ Reasons to go

  • 1Working farmland and a horse farm sit inside a protected nature reserve within Rome's city limits.
  • 2The reserve shelters protected plant and animal species amid genuinely rural, unmanicured countryside.

💡 Good to know

  • 1Free to enter
  • 2stick to well-used paths, as some marked trails have been reported overgrown
  • 3visit for a rural, working-countryside feel rather than a manicured park experience.

⏱️ Typical visit

1h30

🚶 Walking intensity

Active — lots of walking

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Address

Via di Tor S. Giovanni, 301, 00138 Roma RM, Italy · RomaGoogleApple
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Booking

Walk-in

What people say

"Do not take, I repeat, do not take the “Sentiero Natura” path. Overgrown plants, unmarked and dirty. What a waste of time"

Mitch Anderson