The white eStory with its blue top at dusk, beside a white horse
The eStory's rear tailgate open, with a wooden barrel loaded on board
The eStory with its blue top seen three-quarter in a field, in sunset light
Wooden steering wheel and white dashboard of the eStory
Front seats woven in beige rope
Open tailgate with nautical teak flooring
The tailgate folded down into a picnic table
Self-drive · you drive

Your own Primo Giro

from €250for two · +€75 for the third and fourth
⏱ half day or full day🗣 English and Italian🕘 departure 09:00 or 15:00🔒 private experience

An electric Méhari all to yourselves, for half a day or a whole one. Automatic — anyone can drive it — top down, and our suggested route: the Appian Way, the lakes and the vineyards of the Roman Hills. You at the wheel, us one message away.

The two formats

Half day

€2504 hours · for two
  • Pick-up at 09:00 or 15:00
  • Suggested route with map
  • Third and fourth passenger: +€75 each

Full day

€39009:00 – 18:30 · for two
  • All the time you need for lakes, villages and slow stops
  • Range that covers the whole loop without charging
  • Third and fourth passenger: +€75 each

What's included

Included

  • The car for your whole booking, yours alone
  • Your choice of car from the four, at no extra cost
  • The Castelli Romani roadbook: route, photo stops, parking
  • Departure briefing and test drive
  • Full charge and third-party liability insurance
  • WhatsApp assistance and recovery if anything goes wrong

Not included

  • Tastings, meals and entry tickets: the roadbook recommends them, you pay on the spot
  • Castelli Romani picnic hamper (extra, €45)
  • Fines and ZTL charges off the suggested route
  • Damage excess in case of an accident

Important information

If it rains, you still go

In the very car you booked: the full nautical-canvas enclosure, with windows and soft doors, keeps the cabin dry. No swapping to another vehicle. If the weather turns genuinely bad, we move your date or refund everything.

Children are welcome

Our cars are road-homologated and fitted with seat belts, and child seats can be installed: we provide them on request. Just tell us the children's ages and how many when you book.

You choose the car

Gina, Sophia, Claudia or Anita, our four eStorys: tell us which one you would like when you book, at no extra cost, and we will do our best to assign her to you.

We do go into the centre

Ours is an electric quadricycle, type approval L7e, and in Rome's own regulations quadricycles are admitted into the Historic Centre restricted zone without the paid permit introduced for electric cars. Our plates are registered for the A1 Tridente zone as well. And because it is electric, parking on the blue lines is free.

The vehicle

Electric quadricycle, type approval L7e, automatic — no clutch and no gears — four seats including the driver. It is not permitted on motorways or dual carriageways, which our routes never use.

Rental conditions
  • A valid car driving licence, held for at least one year
  • The original licence must be presented at pick-up: photographs and photocopies cannot be accepted
  • Non-EU visitors: an International Driving Permit or a sworn Italian translation alongside the licence
  • Minimum driver age: 21
  • A €500 security hold (pre-authorisation) on a credit card in the driver's name, released on return
  • Fines and penalties are the driver's responsibility
  • Free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure

Read the full rental terms →

How it works

Pick your date

From the calendar below, or by messaging us on WhatsApp: date, format and party size.

Confirm

You get your confirmation with the pick-up point and every detail. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before.

Off you go

Check-in on Via Labicana, fifteen minutes of briefing and a test drive. Then the road is yours.

Book online

The two formats are our two itineraries: pick the one that sounds like you, then the day. Rather talk to a person? We're on WhatsApp.

Primo Giro's eStory at sunset, ready for your drive
The car you will drive, in both formats. Gina, Sophia, Claudia or Anita — your choice.

Half day — Appian Way & Aqueducts · from €250

Gina

White. Against the ochre walls of Rome she disappears and lets the background speak.

Sophia

Orange. At golden hour she takes the same light as the brickwork and becomes the subject.

Mechanically they are identical — only the colour differs. You can say which one you would like when you book.

Full day — The Castelli Romani Tour · from €390

Where we meet

Via Labicana, Rome — next to Palazzo Manfredi
We hand the car over on the street with the Colosseum in front of you: check-in and route briefing in fifteen minutes, then you're off.
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Frequently asked

Is the experience private?

Yes. The car is yours for the whole booking: no groups, nobody else on board, no convoy to follow.

Where do we meet?

On Via Labicana in Rome, next to Palazzo Manfredi, a five-minute walk from the Colosseum. Check-in and briefing take about fifteen minutes.

Do I need an International Driving Permit?

If your licence was issued outside the European Union, yes: you need an International Driving Permit or a sworn Italian translation, together with your original licence. Get it in your home country before you travel — it cannot be issued in Italy.

What happens if it rains?

You go anyway, in the very car you booked: the full nautical-canvas enclosure with windows keeps the cabin dry. In genuinely bad weather we move your date or refund you in full.

Can I bring children?

Yes. Our cars are road-homologated and fitted with seat belts, and child seats can be installed: we provide them on request, just tell us when you book.

What is the range and how far can I drive?

The car is handed over fully charged and the range covers the whole Castelli Romani loop, there and back, with no charging stops. The suggested route is calibrated on the car's real range.

What happens if I damage the car?

A security hold of €500 is placed on the driver's credit card at pick-up and released on return if the car is undamaged. In case of damage the excess stated in your booking confirmation applies.

Can I drive into Rome's ZTL?

The suggested route leaves from Via Labicana towards the Appian Way and the hills without crossing the city-centre ZTL. If you choose other roads, any gates and fines are the driver's responsibility.

€250Half day · 2 people
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