Description
On this Ostia Antica tour from Rome you leave the city behind by train, with your guide and a group of 12 people at most, and reach the ruins of Rome's ancient port without the morning traffic. You meet at a central spot in Rome, and the entrance is skip-the-line.
Ostia was a trading town, and much of it is still standing. Over about four hours you walk past shops, markets, homes, bathhouses and temples, and look down at mosaic floors laid some 2,000 years ago.
- The ancient theatre, a stage for actors and gladiators alike
- The Decumanus Maximus, the main street, lined with taverns and shops
- The first firehouse on record in the Western world
- The Forum and the Neptune Baths, the largest bathhouse of Ostia, where the tour ends
Afterwards the choice is yours: ask the guide how to reach the beach and give the remaining hours to the sea, stay on the site and wander on your own, or go back to Rome with the guide.
Dress for the weather, because the tour runs rain or shine, and wear comfortable shoes. Water fountains on the site let you refill a bottle, and there is a short lunch break at your own expense. Train tickets and tips are not included, and the tour is not suited to wheelchair users.