🍷 Trattoria del Cimino – In Caprarola, Where History Takes a Seat at the Table

There are places you don’t just visit — you inhabit.In Caprarola, a town crowned by the majestic Palazzo Farnese and wrapped in the breath of the Cimini Hills, there’s a place that isn’t just a trattoria: it’s a living manuscript of the land’s memory, where every dish whispers stories of soil, fire, and tradition.

Welcome to Trattoria del Cimino, since 1895.Yes, since 1895. And yes — it’s a wonder.

🏛️ A Tavern Etched in Stone and Time

Set along Via Filippo Nicolai — the ancient path to Farnese power — this trattoria lives within a 14th-century building. But the architecture is just the canvas. What stirs the soul is the atmosphere: tufa-stone walls, arched ceilings, antique bottles, and tables that have heard the laughter of generations.

Time here doesn’t pass. It sits at the table and listens.

🍝 The Menu? A Love Letter to the Tuscia

This isn’t just cooking. This is a collective memory, passed down like a whispered recipe, stirred slowly with reverence and served with pride.

Have you tasted carbonara with “happy eggs”? Or the handmade pici in amatriciana sauce, as they served them in 1940, when the world was slower and food was wiser?

There’s also wild boar à la viterbese, marinated with patience, and snails in rich tomato, best devoured with crusty bread and eager hands.

And the desserts? Try the hazelnut semifreddo, made from the famed nocciola tonda gentile romana. A dessert, or a devotion?

🍷 A Cellar of Stories and a Heart Full of Wine

Samuele Calistri isn’t just the sommelier — he’s the keeper of the vineyard’s voice. He’ll tell you the tale of each bottle as though it were a family heirloom. Or he’ll leave you in peace to sip in silence among the shadows and scents.

Some of the wines here? You won’t find them anywhere else. That’s true luxury.

👨‍👩‍👧 A Family, Not Just a Staff

There is no service here — only hospitality.Colombo, the host, makes you feel welcome before you even sit down. By your second glass of wine, you’ll feel like a friend. By dessert, you’ll wonder if you’ve always belonged here.

Because the Trattoria del Cimino is not a restaurant — it’s a warm embrace dressed in wine, pepper, and memory.

🎯 Why You’ll Come. Why You’ll Return.

• Because this is Tuscia at its finest: humble, bold, generous.

• Because every dish is a postcard from the past, written with today’s care.

• Because there’s no other place like it, and those who’ve been here know it.

• Because Caprarola is one of the most beautiful towns in Lazio — and this trattoria is its culinary heart.

📍 The Details, for Those Who Understand

📍 Address: Via Filippo Nicolai 44, Caprarola (VT)📞 Phone: +39 0761 646173🌐 Website: www.trattoriadelciminodal1895.it🕰️ Closed Mondays, open for lunch and dinner (booking recommended)💶 Average Price: €30–40 per person

✨ The Viterbolandia Experience

If you love real places — the kind where beauty can be eaten and sipped — don’t miss this stop.Trattoria del Cimino isn’t something you describe.It’s something you remember.

And memory, as we know, is sweeter with a drop of Aleatico and a slice of hazelnut cake.

In Caprarola, the future tastes like things done well.And the Trattoria del Cimino is one of them.