Project Description
Ancient Ostia
Tour highlights : the ancient port of Rome, with the shops, the baths, the laundry, the firemen’s barack, the « bars » and the town houses
Duration : 2hrs plus 2hrs of transportation (Ostia is 15 miles away from Rome)
Ostia was the first port of Rome. Can you imagine the importance of a city where food and merchandise arrived destined for the capital of the world?
Shops, theaters, “trattorias” and the secret squares that were lovers’ retreats over two thousand years ago. In Ostia, you will discover daily life in ancient Roman times.