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Advice to get to the beaches

If you are without a car, the best thing to do is go to the Maxi Sidis Supermarket and wait for the bus, it will take you to Sperlonga, which is really beautiful and you can choose the beaches that the bus takes you to, There are lots of hotels on this part and it is very good if you are traveling with small children because there is a fresh water pool which is ice cold water at the end of the beach and lots of water springs that pop out of the sand and suck your feet in, most children find this very amusing and different .

 However if you walk towards the jutting castle and follow the road towards the port you will find a beautiful cove with lots of free beaches to sit on, the best part of this beach is the most famous part where all the "beautiful" people go to, It is called Rocco's and it really is quite expensive, but the restaurant is good and you can just have a snack in the bar, It also has a free beach next to it if you don't want to pay Rocco's prices. I do not usually want to go to Rocco because I moan about being dumped in the 6th row in the back, but all my friends want to go because it is the place to see and to be seen !!!!

If you are without a car and want a change, take the bus to Santa Annatasia, it is a really cheap and cheerful beach, (good for wind surfing and and kite surfing ), it is a windy beach , but children really like it and has a camping site nearby and in the evening the bar in the square has evening  parties (good for teenagers who like to be on their own) Make sure you check out at what time the bus leaves to get back to Fondi as it is not as frequent as Sperlonga.

CHEAP AND CHEERFUL 

If you have a car, try out the casual beach of Capratica, it is a very cheap beach and you can take your beach chairs and umbrellas and just place yourself down , there is a sign for Capratica on the road for Sperlonga before you reach the main beach road . The prices to park are much cheaper than Sperlonga and the bar at the entrance  has also a good selection of music and a very cheerful place to have a gin and tonic with normal prices! This is a good beach to go to, if you get up late and just want to have a swim without getting charged for beach chairs and suchlike !

The Beach that I enjoy the most is a beach called  La Chimera, it is just after the little tunnel that you pass through on the coast road, just pass the Grotto di Tibero , turn towards the right just after the tunnel and turn down a hair raising hill, you will see a sign for "Il Fortino" but if you carry on down towards the end of road you will come to La Chimera , there is a lady called Raffiela , who will look after you and you can leave the car and can order your food in the bar/restaurant which is very pleasant, it has also got grass sections if you do not like sand, you are right in front of the sea and the cove is very beautiful and not so crowded . 

A little tip 

Avoid the beaches on Sundays , during the high season can be pure hell, the beaches packed and lots of people in the bars , parking is a nightmare, It can be the most enjoyable time to visit the cities with the train and have the place to yourself , but don't take the car otherwise you will be stuck in the weekend traffic !

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My personal tips for good restaurants
My favourites are N'Dino, it is expensive but excellent, if you go, ask for the little lake shrimps (divine)
For a romantic experience go to the Pizza Judea in the old Jewish quarters of Fondi , make sure you book and ask for an outside table right in front , not round the corner as it is a bit dark Tel. 0771513087

For cheap pizza go to Due Maurizi, it is cheap and cheerful and very popular for young people.

If you want to eat in but do not want to cook, they have marvelous roasted chicken to take away and serve with roast potatoes , it is situated at the end of the castle square , heading towards the yellow church, then turn left and carry on till you smell the chickens roasting! The place is called "POLLO DORO, Via Tonioli 25, Tel 3347304024

A lovely garden restaurant, is Frantoia, it serves pizza and lots of other food , has a great location and the prices are not too expensive .

Another good restaurant is called Catullo, it is near the Fondi children's school , behind the maxi sidis supermarket , the owner chats a lot, but the food is good and unusual.

One of my favourites is what we call, the truckers Cafè , it is where all the Lorry drivers go to eat and it is on the way Sperlonga but not the station road, (you will need a car) The restaurant is called Da Mario , Via Diversio Acquachiara , Tel 0771 502790. They do lovely pork chops and wonderful chips and it is especially good for children and cheap prices !



To get to Fondi, take a train from Stazione Termini to Fondi-Sperlonga station. This is on the main Roma-Napoli line: take a slower train such as a Diretto to save money. From Fondi station, buses run into Fondi itself and also to Sperlonga (check which one you're getting on). The fare is about €1; you pay the driver. The buses usually arrive shortly after the train, and return approximately every hour from opposite the drop-off point. To get to the apartment it is best to get off at the big supermarket MAXI SIDIS, It is a short walk from there
On Sundays the bus service is drastically reduced.

Driving from Rome

You can go down the Via Appia 148 or down the A1 to Naples

To take the Via Appia, go left from junction 23 (if you are driving from Ciampino) on the ring road (Raccordo)

and off at junction 26 and take the 148, otherwise called Pontina. Head for Terracina and before Terracina, get on to the SS7 Appian Way. You go through a very long tunnel a few miles from Fondi: peel off to the left.

Ouside terrace
Kitchen

Main bedroom



Inside eating area


bedroom

Fun at the station which takes you directly to Rome or Naples

Beautiful cleans seas 10 mins away For centuries Sperlonga was cut off from the main communication roads and so kept its natural environment intact. It can boast one of the cleanest waters in the Lazio region and has been awarded the prestigious European Blue Flag for the pureness of the water for nine consecutive years. National Association of Italian Townships- Classified among the 30 most beautiful centres in Italy

Fun in Fondi