Getting here:
There are two airports that serve Rome: Fumichino and Ciampino. The closest (about 20 mins drive) is Ciampino (Fumichino is about an hour and a half away in traffic!).

Nearest shop:
A small (basic) grocery shop is a 5 minutes' walk away. Walk out of the apartment front gates, turn right up the steep hill to the top. Cross over the road into the road opposite at the staggered cross roads, following the road round to the right (50m) and the shop is on the right hand side, in between the 'Fungho' restaurant and a bar.

Nearest Supermarket:
SMA supermarket. (About 2km by car) At the top of the steep hill turn right and follow the one way road all the way down to the traffic lights. Go straight over until you come to the next set of traffic lights. SMA supermarket is just after the lights on the right.

General maintenance:
For ease of maintenance and to keep the building cool, all floors are tiled with the tasteful use of terracotta, granite, stone or ceramic tiles. To allow air to circulate freely throughout the apartment it is advised you use the door wedges provided to prevent doors slamming shut in the cool breeze.

Security:
All external windows and doors have security shutters and the condominium is protected by an alarm system. Additionally all interior doors are lockable.

Car Park Gates:
The electronic gates are operated by inserting a key into the receptor on the gate post. A similar receptor is located on a nearby post inside for exit from the secure carpark. The condo has 2 reserved car parking spaces.

Public Transport:
There are three railway lines from Rome to the Castelli (Frascati, Albano and Velletri respectively) and the area is well served by the excellent Cotral buses, which leave from Anagnina bus station at the end of metro line A.
The problem with the Cotral buses is that no official schedule is published, though times are posted on a board near the ticket office at the Anagnina interchange. The buses depart from numbered bays (known as marciapiedi) on the upper level; at each bay is a board with times of return buses from the farthest point of each line. On weekdays there is frequent service on all the lines serving this part of Latium, but beware of Sundays and holidays, when buses may be few and far between. They are also much less frequent in summer (mid-June to mid-September).
A daily travelcard known as a B.I.R.G. (Biglietto Integrato Regionale Giornaliero) allows unlimited travel on both bus and train throughout the area, which falls into Zone B of the Latium travel system. The ticket costs approximately 4 Euros and also covers the city Metro and buses.

Out and about:
The area is set amid a rural landscape with an abundance of vineyards which make the famous Frascati wine. Grottaferrata and neighbouring Frascati town are both steeped in history (as indeed is the whole of the surrounding area). We have therefore included a few few links to general interest websites on our links page which may be useful to you.