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ANCIENT HOSTIA
Ancient port city of Rome. All that is missing in ancient Rome can be admired in Ostia.
Get ready to walk on the decumanus maximus of the ancient port city. Only 30 km from Rome, Ostia offers in its 44 hectares excavated a unique testimony of the ancient Roman lifestyle. It seems to walk in a ghost town while visiting places that the ancient inhabitants used on a daily basis: the ancient baths (some of which still have the hydraulic system in sight), the taverns where they met to consume the street food of the time, the different types of houses built sometimes on several levels, the square of the Forum with the places of worship. In Ostia it is even possible to enter an ancient Roman theater which is still used today in the summer. The various places where commercial activities of various corporations or mills took place where wheat was ground.
A visit to ancient Ostia will remain indelible in your memories.
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Duration: 3 hours
Starts: RM, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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ANCIENT HOSTIA
Ancient port city of Rome. All that is missing in ancient Rome can be admired in Ostia.
Get ready to walk on the decumanus maximus of the ancient port city. Only 30 km from Rome, Ostia offers in its 44 hectares excavated a unique testimony of the ancient Roman lifestyle. It seems to walk in a ghost town while visiting places that the ancient inhabitants used on a daily basis: the ancient baths (some of which still have the hydraulic system in sight), the taverns where they met to consume the street food of the time, the different types of houses built sometimes on several levels, the square of the Forum with the places of worship. In Ostia it is even possible to enter an ancient Roman theater which is still used today in the summer. The various places where commercial activities of various corporations or mills took place where wheat was ground.
A visit to ancient Ostia will remain indelible in your memories.
Stop At: Ostia Antica, Ostia Antica, Province of Rome, Lazio
Visit of the archaeological site with its ancient streets and the ruins of its buildings. A unique experience in the world that takes us back centuries. We will visit the ancient Roman baths, the police station, the ancient refreshment points, the laundries, the latrines, the various places of worship and much more.
Duration: 3 hours
