Lazio · Roma
Trevignano Romano
A volcanic-crater lake town on the northern shore of Bracciano, thirty-five kilometers from Rome, with a medieval rocca above the water.
Picked by Peter Benei
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Visiting
- Best time
- Apr–Oct
- By car
- 57 min from Rome
- Population
- 5,766
- J12°
- F14°
- M15°
- A18°
- M23°
- J28°
- J32°
- A31°
- S26°
- O22°
- N17°
- D13°
- Best
- Hot or crowded
- Quiet
- Mostly closed
Daytime air temperature, averages for 2020–2024. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com.
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Why come
Trevignano Romano sits on the northern shore of Lake Bracciano, the volcanic crater lake thirty-five kilometers northwest of Rome. The town climbs from the lakefront to the ruined Rocca Orsini, the medieval fortress that once controlled the northern approach. The Chiesa dell'Assunta, halfway up the hill, holds a sixteenth-century apse fresco painted by a follower of Raphael.
The lake itself is the second largest in Lazio and supplies a portion of Rome's drinking water, which is why motorboats are banned: only sail and electric craft cross the surface. Three communes share the shore, Bracciano, Anguillara Sabazia, and Trevignano, and Trevignano is the smallest and quietest of the three. The waterfront promenade fills on summer weekends with Romans escaping the city for a swim and grilled coregone, the lake whitefish. Outside the summer months it returns to the residents.
How to get there
From Rome Fiumicino (FCO), about 59 min by car.
Naples (NAP) is about 2 h 56 min away.
By car from the center of Perugia 2 h 6 min or Siena 2 h 37 min.
Coming by train into Roma Termini? Trevignano Romano is about 59 min away by road.
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What to see
Rocca Orsini
Medieval fortress ruins above the town, built by the Orsini family in the fifteenth century to control the lake's northern approach.
Chiesa dell'Assunta
Sixteenth-century church on the hillside with an apse fresco of the Assumption painted by a follower of Raphael.
Lago di Bracciano lakefront
Volcanic crater lake at 164 meters above sea level, swimmable and reserved for sail and electric boats; Rome's secondary water reservoir.
Museo Civico Etrusco-Romano
Town museum holding Etruscan and Roman finds from the surrounding territory, including grave goods from local necropoleis.
Centro storico
Stone streets stepping down from the rocca to the lakefront, with Via Umberto I as the spine of the historic core.
Living here
Could you live here?
Trevignano Romano meets both of our rules for a small town.
- 5,766 people, inside our sweet spot of 5,000 to 20,000: a real town, still one community.
- Fiumicino, a city of 82,829, is 51 min by car. Inside our 30 to 60 minutes: close for the services, far enough to keep its own life.
The rules come from our series Where to Move in Italy, written from the places we have lived: Part 1, The End of the Road · Part 2, The Small Town · Part 3, The City · Part 4, The Postcard · Part 5, The Other Half. The towns we would pick are in Part 6, The Best Towns.
- Population 5,766, up 3.3% since 2015
- Nearest city Fiumicino, 51 min drive
- Nearest national health service hospital Bracciano, 10 km as the crow flies · how healthcare works in Italy
- Homes in the center: €1,450 to €2,100 per m² to buy, €5.30 to €7.50 per m² a month to rent
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More about living here
- In-between
- Pharmacy in town
- High school within a 30-minute drive
- Full fibre reaches 69% of homes
- Primary school in the comune
- Earthquake zone 3, low hazard
- Rome Ciampino airport (CIA), 59 min drive, the nearest with scheduled flights
- Regional capital Rome, 57 min drive
If you are moving here
Who lives here
14% of residents are foreign citizens, most often from Romania, Poland and the United Kingdom, against 9% across Italy. 162 of them come from English-speaking countries or western and northern Europe, mostly the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States. There are 301 people over 65 for every 100 children under 15, against 216 across Italy. 30% of homes have no resident, holiday homes and empty ones counted together, against 27% across Italy. Rome province ranks 46th of 107 in Il Sole 24 Ore's quality of life ranking for 2025.
Health and schools
The nearest emergency room is in Bracciano, 10 km as the crow flies. The nearest major one is in Rome, 34 km away. The nearest children's emergency room is in Rome, 34 km away. The nearest IB school is Institut Saint-Dominique, 23 km as the crow flies. There are 4 within 30 km.
Information, not medical advice. Confirm with a professional.
Taxes
A home that is not your main one pays 1.06% a year in property tax, charged on the cadastral value rather than the price. A main home pays none unless it is in a luxury category. The town adds 0.8% to your income tax, with nothing due on income under €10,000. 7% pensioner tax: this town is not in a qualifying area.
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What it costs
The average household in Lazio spends about €2,270 a month, €580 of it on food, against about €2,170 across Italy. A family of three pays about €647 a year for water, on the Lazio average. In Rome, the provincial capital, in September 2026, an espresso cost €1.21, a meal in a pizzeria €11.54 and a man's haircut €17.23.
Climate and risk
It is in climate zone D, on a scale from A, the warmest, to F, the coldest, and heating may run from November 1 to April 15, up to 12 hours a day, unless the mayor changes it. The national maps show no residents in a high or medium flood zone. 2% live in a zone rated high or very high for landslides.
These shares cover the whole comune, not any one street. Check an address on IdroGEO.
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Known for
LAKE BRACCIANO
Second largest lake in Lazio, volcanic origin, reserved for sail and electric craft as Rome's reserve drinking-water source.
ROCCA ORSINI
Fifteenth-century Orsini fortress on the hill above town, ruined since the eighteenth century, with views across the crater.
COREGONE
Lake whitefish grilled at lakeside trattorie, the signature dish of the three communes that share the Bracciano shoreline.
Common questions
- What is Trevignano Romano known for?
- Trevignano Romano is a volcanic-crater lake town on the northern shore of Bracciano, thirty-five kilometers from Rome, with a medieval rocca above the water.
- Where is Trevignano Romano?
- Trevignano Romano is a comune in the province of Roma, in Lazio, at 173 meters above sea level.
- What is the nearest airport to Trevignano Romano?
- The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Rome Ciampino (CIA), about 59 min by car.
- How long is the drive from Perugia to Trevignano Romano?
- About 2 h 6 min by car.
- When is the best time to visit Trevignano Romano?
- Best in Apr–Oct. July is the warmest month, averaging 32 degrees, and November the wettest, with about 12 rain days.
- Which other towns are like Trevignano Romano?
- Lazise, Bardolino and Iseo.
- How many people live in Trevignano Romano?
- 5,766 residents, by ISTAT's count on 1 January 2025.
- Is Trevignano Romano a good place to live?
- By the rules in our Where to Move in Italy series, Trevignano Romano is a small town that meets both of our rules. The nearest city, Fiumicino, is 51 min away by car. The nearest national health service hospital is in Bracciano, 10 km as the crow flies. Full fibre reaches 69% of homes.
Tags & data designations · numbers · sources
Recognized as
Landscape
The numbers
- Elevation: 173 m
- Population: 5,766
- Surface area: 38.99 km²
These figures were compiled from public directories: ISTAT, OpenStreetMap and Wikidata, and from the official listings of the guides named on this page. Town details change; verify with official sources before you travel.
The ranked lists
Lists Trevignano Romano appears in
- The best beach towns inside a nature park in LazioLazioclean beachinside a park6 towns · smallest 3,009 residents
- The best hidden towns inside a nature park in the province of RomaRoma provinceinside a parkhidden6 towns · smallest 217 residents
- The 7 best lake towns in LazioLaziolake7 towns · smallest 1,650 residents
- The best towns inside a nature park in the province of RomaRoma provinceinside a park10 towns · smallest 217 residents
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