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Il Cavatappi
( 0766 84 23 03;
www.cavatappirestaurant.it
; Via dei Granari 2; meals €30; Wed-Mon)
Tarquinia
has various decent lunch spots, including this family-run restaurant in the
centro storico
.
It specialises in traditional regional dishes, so expect cheese and local salamis, pastas with
seasonal vegetables and flavoursome grilled meats.
TRADITIONAL ITALIAN
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Getting There & Away
The best way to reach Tarquinia is by train from Stazione Termini (€6.90, one hour and 20
minutes, hourly). Buy a return ticket, as the ticket office in Tarquinia only operates in the
morning. From Tarquinia station, catch bus BC (€0.60) to the town centre.
By car, take the autostrada for Civitavecchia and then Via Aurelia (SS1).
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Civitavecchia
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There's no compelling reason to come to Civitavecchia, other than to take a ferry to
Sardinia, though you could make a stop long enough to eat at one of its good fish restaur-
ants. The port is about a 700m walk from the train station - exit, turn right into Viale
Garibaldi and follow along the seafront.
For tasty seafood try
Ristorante La Bomboniera
( 0766 2 57 44;
www.labomboniera.info
;
Corso Marconi 50; meals €40-45; Tue-Sun)
near the port. Otherwise, there are several decent
eateries on Piazza Aurelio Saffi.
Getting There & Away
Ferries sail year-round from Civitavecchia to Sardinia (
Click here
)
and Sicily (
Click here
)
.
To get to Civitavecchia from Rome, Cotral buses leave from outside Cornelia metro sta-
tion (€3.90, 1½ hours, hourly). Alternatively, slow regional trains run regularly from
Stazione Termini (€5, 1¼ hours), with fewer services on Sunday. Faster Intercity (€10.50)
and Frecciabianca (€15) services take 45 to 50 minutes.
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