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Day Trips from Rome
Wander through complete streets, gape at Roman toilets and see an original Roman menu at the ancient port of Ostia
Antica, whose preservation in places matches that of Pompeii.
This hilltop town is home to two Unesco World Heritage sites: Villa Adriana, the mammoth country estate of the emperor
Hadrian, and 16th-century Villa d'Este, with its fantastical gardens featuring musical fountains.
Studding the hills to the south of Rome are 13 hilltop towns that have long been a green escape for Romans.
The exquisite tombs and fantastic museums of these once important Etruscan centres provide a window into a mysterious
ancient world.
A medieval gem, graceful Viterbo evokes its 13th-century golden age, and is also famous for its health-imbuing hot
springs.
This gorgeous hilltop Umbrian town is an easy and rewarding day trip.
Ostia Antica
Explore
Half a day or more would be ideal to explore the impressive remains of Ostia Antica. This
ancient Roman city was a busy working port until 42 AD, and the ruins are substantial and
well preserved. 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, and
it's still the main drag. The site gets busy at weekends, but is usually empty during the
week.
