Ostia Antica Private Walking Tour
- 2 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 7 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
We'll do together a walk through the Roman ruins in this old town. Its history, rich and fascinating, is witnessed today by the countless monuments that are worth visiting because in excellent condition. The first settlement can be traced back to the beginning of the 4th century B.C. Only at the end of that century a squared fortified encampent (castrum) was built. This military camp, called Ostia from the Latin word Ostium meaning "mouth of the river", was established at a distance of around 16 miles from Rome, as a military outpost to keep under control not only the access to the Tiber and the nearby areas, in order to defend Rome. The city was then surrounded by a new circle of walls that is traditionally attributed at the time of Sulla. The walls circumscribed an urban area of about 50 hectares which could be accessed through three main gates: Porta Romana,Porta Laurentina and Porta Marina.
Inclusions
What's included
- Private guidance and assistance
- "Skip-the-line" admission tickets
What's not
- Food and drinks
- Transportation
Itinerary
Meeting point: entrance of the site. Ostia Antica is a large archaeological site close to the modern town of Ostia. Highlights of the site: - Neptune's Thermal Baths with black and white mosaics representing Neptune and Amphitrite. - The Theatre - The Forum - The House of Diana - The Thermopolium - The Forica - The Streets and much more
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Meet at ticket office At the entrance of the site.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Askos Tours
- Service animals allowed
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
How it compares in Rome
- Its from-price is 77% above the median of the 8352 experiences we list in Rome.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 4016 of 8352.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Rome
Rome layers nearly three thousand years of history into one walkable city, from the Colosseum and Forum to Baroque piazzas and Vatican art.
Ancient Rome is still in plain sight. The Colosseum, the Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill sit together at the city's heart, the Pantheon still stands with its open oculus, and fragments of temples and aqueducts turn up between apartment blocks. Across the Tiber, Vatican City holds St Peter's Basilica, the Vatican Museums and Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling.
Top-ranked sights in Rome: Colosseum, Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel.
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