When it comes down to baking great pies, the pizzeria chefs in this Virginian city like to keep it simple and that's why Fredericksburg is known for Neapolitan-style pizza. While it's a classic Italian pizza originating from the Naples area of the country, it's not the only kind of pizza you'll be offered in the city's pizzerias. In fact, there's an overdose of variations which include everything from New York-style to Roman-style and even the eternally popular thick and thin crusts. Neapolitan-style pizzas are based on a simple recipe that's all about quality ingredients. A great dough base, freshly made every day, a tangy tomato sauce, and buffalo mozzarella. You may get the odd sprig of basil as a decoration, but add anything else and it's beginning to veer away from the traditional. If you can find a pizzeria in Fredericksburg that bakes Neapolitan-style pizzas in a wood or coal-fired oven, believe it, you'll be in pizza heaven.

Best delivery pizza in Fredericksburg, Virginia

If you're going to get the best delivery pizza in Fredericksburg then you'll need to get it from the Primavera Pizzeria and Grill on William Street. If you could see their premises, you'd probably appreciate its charming, old-fashioned, and very homely décor. It's the sort of place that has a log fire burning in the grate in winter, but by having a delivery pie, you'll be missing out on all of that.

The Primavera Pizzeria bakes classic Neapolitan-style pizzas as well as a multitude of mouthwatering variations that will leave you drooling just thinking about them. They like to keep their flavor combinations authentic, so expect things like rosemary chicken, proper pepperoni, Italian sausage, and Romano cheese. They do knock out a couple of great Greek pizzas too which are topped with the same ingredients as you'd find in a Greek salad minus the lashings of olive oil of course.

Best takeout pizza in Fredericksburg, Virginia

Drop by Mama's Pizza on Plank Road if you want the best take-out pizza in Fredericksburg. If you've never been by there before, don't be deceived by the name into thinking this is a home from home sort of place, it's not. Mama's is a huge modern pizzeria with a state-of-the-art black and gray dining room that can't be called anything less than sophisticated. The artwork on the walls is comprised of an exceptional collection of black and white, very well-displayed, photos so there's no shortage of something to occupy your eyes while waiting for your pie to cook. The most impressive artwork done in Mama's takes place in the pristinely clean, stainless steel, open-plan kitchen. That's where the pizzas are prepped and baked by chefs who can only be described as pizza artists. They really do knock out some amazing-looking pies that have to be seen to be believed.

Best pizza near Fredericksburg, Virginia

Thornburg

When you've had enough of military history and need something a little more on the exciting side, leave Fredericksburg behind and head south fifteen miles to Thornburg. There you'll find the Dominion Raceway which is a motor race track with several courses that hosts NASCAR and go-kart events. If that's not exciting enough check out the complex's Halls of Hysteria or the Zombie Escape before having a pizza dinner at Angela's Italian Restaurant on Jefferson Davis Highway.

Brokenburg

Brokenburg has one redeeming feature and that is it's a point on the map close to the Lake Anna State Park which you can program into your navigational app. Keep driving through and you'll eventually come to the park which has some amazing trails for hiking, biking, or horse riding as well as the lake itself which is ideal for fishing, boating, and canoeing. To get a pizza in the vicinity, you'll need to go a little further into a hamlet called Mineral where you can pick one up from either Big Cheese Pizza or Vito's Italian Restaurant.

Fairview Beach

To have a day at the beach you'll only have to travel sixteen miles east from Fredericksburg to Fairview Beach. Fairview Beach is a small resort town on the Potomac River. It might not be the best of places to dive in for a swim, but a stroll along the sands is refreshing and so is a spot of fishing from the pier. A curious fact – throw a pebble into the water from the beach and it won't land in Virginia but in the neighboring state of Maryland. You can sit and ponder that fact over a pizza at Sam's Pizza and Subs on King George Drive.