TOUR 10 Ancient Ostia

Something really special to crown your roman holidays. Not everybody y realizes that, at only 30' from the Capital, an extraordinary archeological site, as important and exciting as Pompeii, awaits us: the impressive excava­tions of Ancient Ostia. This was the city- harbor found­ed by ancient Romans, at the mouth of the Tiber, and which later was hidden by floods and oblivion up to our days. Its remnants are thus better preserved than in Rome itself and offer us an extraordinary testimonial of roman civilization along its whole evolution. By walking through the ancient roads we will plunge straight into the past everyday's life of a refined and dynamic city where the cult for arts and pleasures was sovereign. You will admire in fact the ruins of majestic public buildings, like temples, theatres, for a or basilicas as well as of the private ones, like houses, shops, inns, workshops etc., ranging from the sumptuous to the humblest. Particularly attractive are the famous mosaics of the 12 thermal baths and of the various harbor offices (Corporations Square). A further bonus: archeology spared the whole area from modern artifacts turning it into a delicious natural oasis, constan­tly cooled by healthy sea breezes.