Nov 5th-9th 2009

Nov 12th-16th 2009

Fact Sheet Booking Form

Payment of the outstanding balance is due on arrival in Italy and is only accepted in Travellers Cheques, cash (Sterling or Euros) or by credit card. Euros cash can be withdrawn from the local cash point. You need your PIN number. Credit card payments are subject to a 2.5% surcharge.
Holidays are charged in Sterling (£) for bookings made from the UK and in Euros for other bookings. The exchange rate used is fixed on the date that the brochure was printed.
Important: We do not accept cheques in Italy.

Most prices on this site are in Sterling (£). Extras booked in Italy, such as transport, excursions, and one-to-one therapies will be charged in Euros and are to be paid in Casperia.

Due to the amount of steps in the village of Casperia, our holidays are not ideal for people with disabilities affecting their mobility.

General inquiries

For general inquiries please contact our Italy office:
    Telephone and Fax: 0039 0765 639015
    Mobile: 0039 339 7043595 or
    Mobile: 0039 333 1893092
    Email: sunflowerretreats@tiscali.it
Group leaders and their students are welcome at the Forani Palace in Casperia. For information please contact our UK or Italy office.

Travel from Rome Leonardo Da Vinci ('Fiumicino') airport

Casperia is located about 90 minutes from Rome's airports. The cheapest and easiest way to reach us from Fiumicino Airport is by the frequent train service to Poggio Mirteto Scalo station. You can take trains which terminate at either Poggio Mirteto Scalo or Orte. The train fare is around £3. Your ticket entitles you to use the local bus service from Poggio Mirteto Scalo station to Casperia. Please be quick as you leave the train, to avoid missing the bus
The last train from Fiumicino airport to Orte via Poggio Mirteto train station is around 8.00pm.

IMPORTANT: If you are arriving by train and would like to be picked up by car at Poggio Mirteto Scalo for the 15Km journey to Casperia, please telephone our Italian office and leave a message on one of the following numbers to let us know the time of the train you are catching so that we can collect you.
333 549 7777 (mobile)
339 7043595 (alan)
0765 639015 (office)
The cost for this service is €10 per person.

Travel from Rome Ciampino airport

You can either travel to Casperia by coach and train or arrange to be collected.

Travel by coach and train is in 4 steps...

• Low-cost carriers sell tickets on-board for the coach service from Ciampino to the city centre which will drop you beside Roma Termini station
• Travel from Termini to Tiburtina station (4 stops) on the Metro 'B' line. Don't forget to frank your ticket before you board
• Take the train from Tiburtina as far as Poggio Mirteto Scalo on the Orte line
• Your ticket entiles you to use the local bus service from Poggio Mirteto Scalo station to Casperia. Please be quick as you leave the train, to avoid missing the bus

Personal collection from Ciampino to Casperia
We can arrange to collect you at a cost of £30-per-person (minimum 2 people). For this service please inform us of your flight arrival date and time and the number of passsngers one week before your departure by telephoning or faxing our Italy office (0039 0765 639015) or by email. We will confirm your booking.

Car hire is available at both airports. We suggest booking Hertz, Europcar, or other leading European companies from the UK. Car hire can be useful for guests who would like to be independent and make their own way to restaurants and local attractions.

Late arrivals

We recommend that you plan your journey to arrive in Casperia before 5pm.
If you are delayed, or if you need to arrive later than 5pm, it is important to call us on (0039) 0765 639015 or (0039) 339 7043595 either before or on the day of arrival, to tell us what time you expect to arrive.
If we do not hear from you by 5pm, our staff may assume that you are not arriving.

Flights

Great deals are now offered on flights to Rome Ciampino airport by Ryanair and Easyjet.
Contact Sunflower Retreats Holidays on (0044) 0116 2599422 for more information.