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You could easily spend a month taking day trips from Rome every day.
Rome is the main city of a region called Lazio, which is extremely rich in beautiful historical and natural sites. You could easily spend a month in the area visiting new places every day. So this is just a very short selection of the highlights of the immediate surroundings of Rome, but if you plan to stay for a long vacation in Lazio do not hesitate to ask us for further suggestions.
In Italy all the main cities are very well connected to each other by train, but when you move to small towns connections can be inefficient and complicated, that is why for some destinations we suggest hiring a car and driver.
So we will give you some advice on places you can easily reach in a day on your own and places very close and beautiful for which we highly suggest having a driver.
Places you can easily reach with public transportation in a day:
Ostia Antica:
It is the ancient port of Rome – a huge archeological area not far from the sea, only 25 km from Rome. The main interest of the site is that here, you will have the opportunity to discover the everyday life of the simple Roman citizens. Ostia was a small town but a very rich, lively and important port for commerce. A cosmopolitan city, probably even more so than Rome, where you will see temples of all religions, there is even a very ancient synagogue! In Ostia archeologists have excavated many private middle class houses, public thermal baths, public toilets, stores, and a beautifully conserved theatre.
From April to the last Sunday of October: Tuesday to Sunday, 8.30 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. (you will be asked to be out of the archeological area at 7.00 p.m)
From last Sunday of October to end of February : Tuesday to Sunday, 8.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (you will be asked to be out of the archeological area at 5.p.m.)
March: Tuesday to Sunday, 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m.(you will be asked to be out of the archeological area at 6.p.m.)
Ticket: 6,25 €
It is easy and quick to reach by public transportation. From Rome Termini Station take Metro Line B, direction Laurentina and stop at Magliana. From Magliana take the train for Ostia Lido and stop in Ostia Antica. The train passes every 5 minutes during rush hours, otherwise it is every 10 -15 minutes. It runs from 5.18 a.m. to 11.30 p.m.
Once you are out of the station, cross the road on the pedestrian bridge in front of the station and continue walking strait for less than 2 minutes and you will reach the entrance of Ostia Antica Archeological area.
For further information, follow the link:
http://www.ostiaantica.info/index.php
Villa d'Este in Tivoli:
Tivoli is a small town not far from Rome, where in 1550 the Cardinal Ippolito d'Este started to build himself a private palace with a magnificent garden full of fountains and a fantastic terrace to view the Roman landscape. The Cardinal Ippolito d'Este was one of the most powerful people in Rome in the mid-16th century; he planned to became pope and was nearly elected in 1555. Unfortunately for him, Paul IV became pope instead. So the cardinal decided to dedicate his time to the creation of a magnificent court in Tivoli. The most popular Roman artists of the second half of the 16th century decorated the rooms of the palace while the garden is a masterpiece of Italian gardening with its spectacular fountains.
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