Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #10 in Rome, Italy

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 1.8 km
Ascend 30 m
Descend 33 m

Experience Rome in Italy in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Rome

Sight 1: Antiquarium di Ostia Antica

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The Museo Archeologico Ostiense is an archaeological museum dedicated to the ancient Roman city of Ostia in Rome, Italy.

Wikipedia: Museo Archeologico Ostiense (EN), Website

455 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Piazzale delle Corporazioni

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The Forum of Corporations, or the Piazzale delle Corporazioni, was the principal center of commerce and trade for the Roman Empire mainly during the Age of Augustus. Located in the major port city of Ostia, this open-air market was essential for Rome as a place of varying and exotic goods from foreign lands. Merchants gathered here to sell anything from grain and shipping services to elephants and giraffes.

Wikipedia: Piazzale delle Corporazioni (EN)

193 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Theatre

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The Roman theatre of Ostia was built in the Augustan age and remodeled at the end of the second century. In the numbering given to the buildings in Ostia by the excavators in the post-war period, it corresponds to II, VII, 2. It was built in the area that in the Republican age had been delimited for public use by the urban praetor of Rome along the Tiber, east of the walls of the republican castrum. In the Augustan phase it could accommodate 3,000 spectators, which became 4,000 after the renovation.

Wikipedia: Teatro romano di Ostia (IT)

922 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 4: Castello di Giulio II

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The Rocca di Ostia, or Castle of Julius II, is a medieval fort located at the southwestern end of the village of Ostia Antica, in the municipality of Rome. The site is owned by the Ministry of Culture and is managed by the Archaeological Park of Ostia Antica.

Wikipedia: Rocca di Ostia (IT)

200 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Basilica of Santa Aurea

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The Basilica of Santa Aurea is a church situated in the Ostia Antica district of Ostia, Italy. Ostia became an episcopal see as early as the 3rd century AD. The present-day church, completed in 1483, is the cathedral of the suburbicarian diocese of Ostia.

Wikipedia: Santa Aurea (EN), Website

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