Ostia Antica is an underestimated attraction: it should be a must, especially if you can't make it to Pompei.
1) After Pompei and Herculaneum it's Italy's best preserved Roman town. Ostia was the port of Rome and a prosperous city with a theater, temples, baths, condominiums and patrician villas. It provides a vivid picture of Rome's everyday life!
1) After Pompei and Herculaneum it's Italy's best preserved Roman town. Ostia was the port of Rome and a prosperous city with a theater, temples, baths, condominiums and patrician villas. It provides a vivid picture of Rome's everyday life!
2) It's located at about 25 km from the city and can be easily reached by train (metro B from Stazione Termini to Piramide stop and from there take a Lido train to Ostia Antica).
3) In summer classics are staged inside the ancient Roman theater (http://www.ostianticateatro.it/).
4) If you are travelling with kids it's a perfect destination: they will just love the combination nature & ruins. Don't forget swim-suits and sunblock: you can easily reach the beaches by train (just a few minutes). The water is not exactly crystal clear but the coast is lively, there are nice beach clubs (stabilimenti) and the dark sand accelerates tanning!
5) No matter where you go you'll find bars serving delicious caprese salad, panini or pasta and also good fish restaurants.
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