Advantages: Close to Rome cheap to get to and in. Disadvantages: Open to the Hot Sun, be prepared.
...even know of its exisitance. OSTIA ANTICA is one such site.
Ask people about POMPEI and 99 percent know about it, but did you know about OSTIA.
GETTING THERE:-
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Go to Rome for a few nights. Just Joking.
Regular trains run from ROMA - LIDO di OSTIA station which is next to PIRAMIDE Metro stop on LINE B on the Rome Metro.
Journey time approx 30 mins.
Cost about 1 Euro. (In fact our 75 min Rome Bus ticket covered us).
... ...On arrival at Ostia Antica station you leave by the station front.
Go about 100 meters forward, cross the main road by the footbridge.
A further 15 min walk brings you to the Entrance to the site.
Entry by the Ticket office, Entry 4 Euros. Tuesday through Sunday 9 am. until 1 hour before sunset.
PRACTICALITIES :-
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This is a very large site, you can not DO IT in a day.
It is very exposed, as most Historic Sites ...
poshtroika 16.12.2007
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Ostia Antica is an ancient archeological site. One of the best preserved site in Rome. Ostia antica was the harbour city of ancient Rome.
I am telling about a site of nearly 2000 years ago: walking along its stretts, u can se the way of life of the ancient Romans. The site was built on the mouth of the Tiber river: today the whole site is very farer than in the past: the sand trasported by the waters in the centuries, created new lands. Today Ostia ... ...river".
In the ancient times, Ostia was one of the most vivacious cities of the roman empire: it was built in the middle of important commercial paths. Its importance grow under Adriano when in Ostia were till 100.000 inhabitants.
The ruins are exceptionally conserved: the site, as i can know, is second in beautifulness at Pompei ruins.
Near to the roman ruins, there is the old castle of pope Giulio II (XV century) and the old village with the ...
poeta73 15.07.2008
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Italy. The Napoleonic Museum is one kilometer from the hotel and the Roman Baths are two kilometers away. Ostia Lido Beach is five kilometers from the hotel. Central Rome is 15 kilometers away. An American bar serves cocktails and light fare in the lobby lounge and the restaurant offers regional cuisine a la carte on the patio by the property's gardens. Wine pairings are offered with all meals. Meeting space within the hotel accommodates up to 250 guests. The hotel provides transportation and from the Leonardo da Vinci International Airport for a fee, just seven miles away. The Ostia Antica Park Hotel's 80 guestrooms boast high speed wired and wireless Internet access (fees apply) and cable television. All rooms include minibars, laptop compatible safes and desks. Select rooms offer private balconies.
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Italy. The Napoleonic Museum is one kilometer from the hotel and the Roman Baths are two kilometers away. Ostia Lido Beach is five kilometers from the hotel. Central Rome is 15 kilometers away. An American bar serves cocktails and light fare in the lobby lounge and the restaurant offers regional cuisine a la carte on the patio by the property's gardens. Wine pairings are offered with all meals. Meeting space within the hotel accommodates up to 250 guests. The hotel provides transportation and from the Leonardo da Vinci International Airport for a fee, just seven miles away. The Ostia Antica Park Hotel's 80 guestrooms boast high speed wired and wireless Internet access (fees apply) and cable television. All rooms include minibars, laptop compatible safes and desks. Select rooms offer private balconies.
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