141 - Ostia Antica Tour

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• Explore the well preserved Ancient Roman Ostia Antica on a half day private tour

• Be entertained by your private expert guide’s anecdotes and historical explanations

• Enjoy LivTours priority access to the Ostia Antica ruins and avoid the lines

• Discover the highlights of Ostia Antica including the Amphitheater & Baths of Neptune

• Admire the stunning still intact mosaics of the Romans, dating back 2000 years

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LivTours’ Ostia Antica Private Tour explores one of the most well preserved ancient Roman cities in the world in the company of your private guide. Started as a military posting, Ostia Antica became a thriving metropolis and blossomed into a very important trading city feeding into and out of Rome. This half day tour from Rome is ideal for visitors interested in seeing intact archaeological sites, giving them an insight into ancient life.

This private tour gives you the luxury of exploring what interests you the most. Your private tour guide will base the tour of Ostia Antica around your curiosities and interests. Private tours also give you the chance to be on tour either alone or with your family while on vacation, making it much more fun and intimate. The option of traveling by chauffeured car, rather than train, can make your day logistically more comfortable and stress free with door to door service.

Come take a walk back in time with LivTours on this half day private tour!

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Your LivTours’ private tour starts by taking the train from the Rome-Lido Station, the same station where the Ostia Antica train will depart from. You will be met by a LivTours greeter who will give your tickets and accompany you to the right train. Upon arrival in Ostia Antica you will be met by your local private guide who will begin getting to know your interests, in order to properly personalize your tour. Just a short walk from the train station is the entrance to the ruins where you will enjoy priority access, maximizing your time with your local guide.

Once inside the ruins, take time to marvel at the impeccable surroundings as your private guide helps you understand why these ruins are referred to as the “better Pompeii”. You will visit the form of the Corporations, the commercial hub of this vibrant trading city in the 2nd Century BC. Once the financial pulse of the Roman Empire thanks to the commercial importance and control of the grain supply, which could feed over a million Roman citizens.

No visit is complete without visiting the Baths of Neptune with its breathtaking, completely intact mosaic floors and opulent decoration of public bathrooms in ancient Roman times. The brilliance of Roman art and engineering, from over 2,000 years ago, is evident throughout the ruins, which hosted a complex system of both hot and cold running water!

Your Private Ostia Antica Tour includes a visit to the Amphitheater. Still in exceptional condition, this entertainment arena once sat up to 3,500 spectators.

Ostia Antica, a wonder of the Roman Empire, is best visited in the company of a private expert guide who can unveil the secrets and history behind the ruins. This tour is ideal for history buffs, families and friends who want to enjoy a stress free day of history and anecdotes.

Visit Nearby Ostia Lido After Your Tour

If you choose to travel by train, guests are invited to continue their tour of the ancient ruins on their own or take the train a few stops further to Ostia Lido with the included tickets, where you can enjoy the rest of your day by the Roman seaside. Your private tour guide will be more than happy to give you directions to the sea and timetables so you can plan your day accordingly.