Ostia Antica - Rome's Hidden Gem


This tour is Available As:

Group Tour No Private Tour Yes

Note: If you are booking tours for the period of January/February, please check availability on our Winter Tours page first, as tours are limited during this period.

Tour Highlights
Theatre Apartments of Diana Baths of Neptune Forum Necropolis Temple of Hercules
Firemen’s Barracks Christian Basilica Mithraeum Museums Flour Mill Synagogue

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Ostia Antica is one of Italy’s oldest settled areas, with written sources claiming the port town’s foundation was during the era of Rome’s kings in the 7th century BC and archaeological evidence highlighting, that the earliest buildings date at least to the 4th century BC.

The importance of the city was based on its position, close to the port of Ostia and along the banks of the Tiber, so imported goods, brought to Rome by ship from Spain, Africa, Egypt, Greece and the East, could be stored here before being transported on to Rome.

Today, after extensive repairs and restoration works, you can visualise the city as it once was,
before the fall of the Roman Empire, the raids of the city during the Christian Era and the changing course of the river diminished its importance and led to the buildings being raided of all its valuable marble and monuments.
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Your guide, who is a qualified and experienced archaeologist, will lead you on a tour of this vast city, which once had a population of about 50,000 citizens, showing you many of the great temples, basilicas, bath houses and warehouses that were built there.

Note 1: There is a wealth of information on this ancient city, and an enormous area available, so you can choose the duration of your own tour and your guide will plan the depth of the tour according to the duration you choose and your own preferences.

Note 2: Be prepared to do a lot of walking on stony ground on this tour, so bring comfortable shoes and plan also for hot weather. Suncream and headwear are essential!

Note 3: This tour is available from Tuesday to Saturday. Morning is recommended during the summer, to avoid the worst of the heat.

Tour Fees

3-Hour Tour: First 2 Adults €230 Each additional
Adult €45		 Each additional
Student €40		 Each additional
Child €35
4-Hour Tour: First 2 Adults €300 Each additional
Adult €55		 Each additional
Student €50		 Each additional
Child €45
5-Hour Tour: First 2 Adults €365 Each additional
Adult €65		 Each additional
Student €60		 Each additional
Child €55

All tickets included in tour fees, and we skip all public lines at entrance sites. For private groups of over 12 people, contact us for special group rates.
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