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    Ostia Antica  Tours

Leave the chaos of Rome for a lovely country visit where you will see evocative and well preserved 2000 year-old remains of an ancient Roman theater, cemetery, shop stalls, temples, forum, senate hall, laundries, apartment buildings, bars, restaurants, bakeries and baths.

This is one of the best places to get a feeling for the ancient world, for its complexity and remarkable sense of modernity, not to mention the sheer fun of wandering the maze-like ruins in search of fascinating remains. Three quarters of Ostia Antica have been excavated, whereas only 7% of ancient Rome has been revealed. Only thirty minutes from the heart of Rome, this vast well-preserved site is immersed in the green fields and pine forests of the Roman coast. As important a site as its more famous cousin Pompeii, this once busy port offers a rare glimpse into the economic and social heart of the Roman Empire.

Ostia Antica In-Depth

For this 5 hour tour your guide will meet you at your hotel and accompany you to the train station by taxi where you will catch the train to Ostia Antica (30 minutes). Your guide will use this time on the train to explain the history of the site. Once arrived you begin your explorations of the ruins including: The firemen's barracks, the baths of the cart drivers, the shops, the Greek-style theater, a bakery, a laundromat, a restaurant, multi-level apartments, the one of a kind town center with its merchants' square, temples to a pantheon of gods and goddesses, the forum and the beautiful Imperial baths. Along the way you can admire beautiful mosaic floors, statues, and frescoes.

Cost of this tour is 330 Euros*
Entrance fees**
Ostian Loggia
Ostian Loggia


Chariot racer fresco
Chariot racer fresco

Full Day Immersion

As Ostia Antica is so large (175 acres or 133 football fields!) and fascinating, one could spend days exploring and visiting the ruins. The 8 hour tour allows us time to make a detailed visit to the museum, containing original finds from the site including statues, sarcophagi, and frescoes. You will also enjoy a nice break at the on-site restaurant, and continue after lunch to further explore the ruins and the many secrets they hold. Each visitor feels as if they are making a new discovery!

Cost of this tour is 440 Euros*
Entrance fees**
**Ostia Antica: 6.50 Euros per person; Train fare: 2 Euros per person round trip.
Your guide will meet you at your hotel. From there you can take a taxi to the train station. Your guide will accompany you to the site on the train, provide the detailed tour of the site and accompany you back to Rome.

*10% discount November-March excluding major holidays (not chauffeured tours).
Prices are per tour (not per person) for up to five people. Meals, taxis and entrance fees are not included in the tour price.
If booking a chauffeured tour, please read our chauffeured tours cancellation policy.
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