Compared to many other itineraries, the Cammino dei Vulcani has a different character: it originates and develops within an area shaped by the volcanoes of the Sabatini Mountains, among craters, ancient flows and landscapes that still bear the signs of eruptions. For this reason, in the guidebook we did not stop at route directions alone. We have combined the practical part with a reading of the landscape, with essential but clear scientific insights, from geology to botany, to help walkers understand where they are and what they are looking at.

A short distance from Rome, the route connects places of great natural and cultural value: the Oriolo Romano Beech Forest at the start, the Cerveteri Necropolis at the finish, and the Caldara of Manziana, a natural monument. It crosses the craters of the Sabatino volcanic complex and intersects three ancient historical routes, Via Clodia, Via Francigena and Via Amerina. It skirts the lakes of Bracciano and Martignano and, stage after stage, descends to the Tyrrhenian Sea.

The work was to relate these "points" to existing trails marked and managed by the parks, building a continuous, minimal-impact route. A route designed to enhance what often goes unnoticed when crossing the same area by car, too quickly and with one's eyes elsewhere.

The Cammino dei Vulcani can be walked from Oriolo Romano to Cerveteri or in the opposite direction. With proper precautions, some sections are also suitable for cycling.