Riserva Naturale di Decima Malafede
Always Open
Free
1h
Largest of Rome's nature reserves — 6,000 hectares of wilderness south of the city.
Via Pontina, 00128 Roma RM, Italy
The largest of Rome's protected nature reserves, covering 6,000 hectares of Mediterranean forest, scrubland, and rolling countryside south of the city along the Pontina road. Genuinely wild: home to wild boar, foxes, badgers, and rare birds. Best accessed by car; for serious hikers and nature enthusiasts. Includes the medieval Castel di Decima ruins.