Things to do in Ostia Antica
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Ostica Antica Ruins
The ruins are spread out and you’ll need at least a few hours. You can buy a handy site map from the ticket office (€2). Ostia was a busy working port until 42 AD, and the town is made up of restaurants, laundries, shops, houses and public meeting places, giving a good impression of what life must have been like when it was at its busiest. The main thoroughfare, the, Decumanus Maximus, runs over 1km from the city’s entrance (the Porta Romana) to the Porta Marina, which originally led to the sea. At one stage, Ostia had 20 baths complexes, including the Terme di Foro – these were equipped with a roomful of stone toilets (the forica) that remain largely intact. The mo…
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Castello di Giulio II
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Ristorante Monumento
A historic restaurant near the Ostia Antica ruins, this place specialises in homemade pasta and fish.
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