Ostia Antica archaeological site with Italian GELATO

Ostia Antica archaeological site and Borghetto experience: the walking tour takes you through the site where you will enjoy a 3 hours itinerary that shows the site's most relevant places and tells you a lot about the history of ancient Rome and its most important harbour.

Ostia Antica is the largest archeological site in Europe: it perfectly shows the way an ancient roman city was built and how the inhabitants lived and worked; it has marvellous remnants of majestic temples, thermal baths, popular buildings and wealthy people villas along with a great necropolis and an ancient roman theatre with a four thousand seats still used today for live gigs during summer season.
Perfectly preserved mosaics and frescoes, statues and colonnades surrounded by beautiful Mediterranean pines complete the scenery.

The walking tour then takes you to and through the "Borghetto": a charming medieval village, dating back to the 9th century a.D, with its perfectly preserved 15th century "Giulio II castle", built on a Michelangelo design, to help the papal state control the trading on the river Tevere and defend the farmers from the raids by the Saracens. 

After a light stroll and lot of pictures, it's time for an Italian Gelato! 

You will enjoy your drink served with different kind of cheeses and cold cuts chatting and having a good time talking about Italy and the Italian way of life.

Are you travelling alone, on a business trip, or on family trip?
Here’s a perfect choice:

1. A walking tour easy to join by public transport or a private transfer (ask us if you need it).
2. A small group, up to 6 people, so that conversation will flow nice and smooth.
3. The company of locals from the meeting point to the final "Ciao, till next time!".

The 3 steps of an Ideas 4 Travellers experience:

1. Meet & greet:
   "Ciao! Welcome It's a perfect day to walk in Rome!", let's be friends.
2. Walk and discover:
   let's take a look at the eternal city through our eyes, get a real roman insight, let the chit chat flow.
3. Eat, drink and talk:
   it says it all!

COVID-19 Rules.

2023: no COVID pass is required to access the site, a face mask is recommended in crowded areas.

From Rome center

By train (UPDATE FEB 2024):
take the "Metromare" from Stazione "Porta San Paolo" (connection with B line at "Piramide" station) direction -> Lido di Ostia and get off at Stazione "Ostia Antica", you can use the same ticket as the one of the B line.
Example: with a 1,5 Euro ticket you can get on a B line or A line and as long as you stay inside the stations you can use it to reach Ostia Antica station (changing up to 3 different lines A line to B line to Metromare), to get back to your hotel you would need another simple 1,5 Euro ticket (changing up to 3 different lines: Metromare line to B line to A line). 
Meeting point: Ostia Antica Metromare Station (See map) 

or you can ask us for a private transfer from your accommodation to the Park and back. 
Meeting point: Archaeological site entrance (gate in front of the castle).

From Lido di Ostia

By train (UPDATE FEB 2024):
take the "Metromare" from any Lido di Ostia station direction --> Rome and get off at Stazione "Ostia Antica".
Meeting point: Ostia Antica Metromare Station (See map) 

By taxi: 
direction "Parco Archeologico di Ostia Antica".
Meeting point: Archaeological site entrance (gate in front of the castle).

From Fiumicino (city and/or airport)

By taxi: 
direction "Parco Archeologico di Ostia Antica".
Meeting point: Archaeological site entrance (gate in front of the castle).

or you can ask us for a private transfer from your accommodation to the Park and back. 

Meeting point:

Ostia Antica Metromare Station (See map) 

or you can ask us for a private transfer from your accommodation to the Park and back. 
Meeting point: Archaeological site entrance (gate in front of the castle).

Itineraries

Meeting Point

We'll meet you at "Ostia Antica" railway station (Metromare line) and walk you (5 minutes) to the entrance of "Ostia Antica archaeological park".

Your Guides

We are your guides for this unique journey from the 4th century bc (foundation of Ostia Antica) to the 15th ad (Giulio II castle construction).

Entrance to the Archaelogical park

Once purchased your tickets (remember they are not included in our tour price) we enter the park heading to the Necropolis.

Necropolis

The Necropolis of Ostia on the left side of the Via Ostiensis outside the city walls: monumental tombs and mausoleums

Neptune Thermal Baths

The Thermal Baths of Neptune with its beautiful mosaics

Roman Theatre

One of our stops is this perfectly preserved Roman theatre still used in summertime for comedy, dramas and live concerts.

Forum

The centre of the City: where Justice was administered and the most important cults were worshipped

Capitolium

Another highlight of our tour is the Capitoline triad: a temple erected to honour the three major divinities of Rome: Jupiter, Juno and Minerva.

Mosaics

Ostia Antica shows so many beautiful mosaics: we will find them in public baths, luxurious mansions and on public square.

Thermopolium

The local diner and B&B: where travelers from all the Empire could rest, have something to eat and be entertained

Mills

The bakery of Ostia where most of the bread was produced: from grinding the grain to baking the loaves of bred into ovens

Borghetto and the Castle

We'll walk you to and through the Borghetto: we pass the arched wall entrance and enter the unique and quiet setting of the medieval village and its perfectly preserved "Pope Giulio II Castle".

Farewell

After the "Italian Aperitivo" we'll walk you to the railway station and bid goodbye till next time!

INCLUDES:
Meet, walk to and through the archeological park, walk to and through the Borghetto, GELATO, chatting and smiling.
EXCLUDES:
Entrance Fee at Ostia Antica Archeological park.
Everything not included under: "Trip includes".

TAKE NOTE:

During winter time, from late October until early April, most of the mosaics are covered to protect them from chilling temperatures and avoid risk of ruptures.
We will provide pictures of those on the Itinerary.