Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Your home in Fondi



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
































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