Ostia Antica Trip Overview
Don’t miss the chance to discover the ancient seaport town of Ostia Antica! On this 3-hour small group tour you’ll learn how important this port was to Rome during the Roman Empire, as you marvel at the incredible ruins in the archeological site.
Meet your expert, local guide at the Ostia Antica ticket office and enter with skip-the-line admission. As you wander around the impressive remains, hear how the town was buried and abandoned after the fall of the Empire and was rediscovered after more than ten centuries. See with your own eyes the main sights in the archeological park, particularly the amphitheater, fountains, factories, the Square of the Guilds, the main city square – the Capitolium, the Baths of Neptune, the Forum, private homes and more.
The history of the ruins, the city and the Roman Empire will fascinate you. This is the ideal place to visit if you’re looking to see how cities were once built and can’t make it to Pompeii.
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Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Ostia Antica, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Don’t miss the chance to discover the ancient seaport town of Ostia Antica! On this 3-hour small group tour you’ll learn how important this port was to Rome during the Roman Empire, as you marvel at the incredible ruins in the archeological site.
Meet your expert, local guide at the Ostia Antica ticket office and enter with skip-the-line admission. As you wander around the impressive remains, hear how the town was buried and abandoned after the fall of the Empire and was rediscovered after more than ten centuries. See with your own eyes the main sights in the archeological park, particularly the amphitheater, fountains, factories, the Square of the Guilds, the main city square – the Capitolium, the Baths of Neptune, the Forum, private homes and more.
The history of the ruins, the city and the Roman Empire will fascinate you. This is the ideal place to visit if you’re looking to see how cities were once built and can’t make it to Pompeii.
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Stop At: Parco Archeologico di Ostia Antica, Viale Dei Romagnoli 717, 00119 Ostia Antica Italy
Ostia Antica is an archeological site, which was once the harbour city of ancient Rome, located 30kms from the Eternal City, on the River Tiber. The town was abandoned and buried for over ten centuries until it was rediscovered and today you can see the remains of most of the city’s buildings before it was abandoned.
Duration: 3 hours
