Is there much to do in Civitavecchia?

We are planning to try and stay in Civitavecchia and not travel to Rome. We want to try and do something DIY and hopefully stay local as we are travelling with a 2 year old.

Is there much to do in Civitavecchia without traveling to Rome?

Any ideas or tips would be appreciated

Thanks

There is a lot of info on my port of Rome dot com.

There really isn't a lot to do there but you could have a nice stroll along the waterfront and check out the shops in town.

For a nicer beach experience you could take the train one stop south to Santa Marinella. It's around a point from the port so you're not looking at big ships coming in and out all day and it's better set up for beach going, more of a resort community than Civitavecchia.

The beach at Santa Marinella: http://www.santamarinella.rm.gov.it/home/#prettyPhoto[pp_gal]/12/

You can make it a nice leisurely day.

There are lots of streets with sidewalks with shops, markets and restaurants and it might be fun to have lunch there.

On most days there is an outdoor market which is fun to browse around.

We also walk on the path towards the train station by the water.

Keith

Having a port stop in Civitavechia, whet is the easist way from port into town?

We have spent time in Rome so don't wish to go to Rome during port stop.

We don't wish to take the train anywhere. We just wish to spend some time exploring the town. So, what's the best way to get there from the ship?

W A L K . Its not far from the port entry to the heart of town and a lovely waterfront promenade . Civitavecchia is a lovely port town, not industrial like so many cruise ports.

Nearby well worth visiting are the wonderful Roman ruins at Ostia Antica the old port of Rome . Do a Google search for tours .

Nearby well worth visiting are the wonderful Roman ruins at Ostia Antica the old port of Rome.

Having a port stop in Civitavechia, whet is the easist way from port into town?

 

We have spent time in Rome so don't wish to go to Rome during port stop.

We don't wish to take the train anywhere. We just wish to spend some time exploring the town. So, what's the best way to get there from the ship?

Take the free port shuttle from your ship to the port entrance. From there, you are more or less "in town" and you can walk around.

W A L K . Its not far from the port entry to the heart of town and a lovely waterfront promenade . Civitavecchia is a lovely port town, not industrial like so many cruise ports.

 

Lovely port town? You and I must have vastly different ideas of lovely. Civitavecchia is not a particularly lovely town compared with many others of its size in Italy, nor does it have much of significant interest. I believe "pleasant" would be the kindest adjective I'd apply......

Aside from the actual small Port town of Civitavecchia, the only real site of interest at the location is Forte Michelangelo. It is a large fort built to protect the town of Civitavecchia.

As cruisemom stated, I wouldn't call the port lovely either, rather interesting would be my adjective.

If you google Civitavecchia, then look for Tripadvisor in the responses, there are quite a few photos of the town, coast and fort.

Have a great trip!

W A L K . Its not far from the port entry to the heart of town and a lovely waterfront promenade . Civitavecchia is a lovely port town, not industrial like so many cruise ports. ... .

Take the free port shuttle from your ship to the port entrance. From there, you are more or less "in town" and you can walk around. ...... .

Thank you both. I did not realize there would be a free shuttle to the port entrance. That will definitely help.

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If you google Civitavecchia, then look for Tripadvisor in the responses, there are quite a few photos of the town, coast and fort. ...!

Thank you for this information about Tripadvisor.

I tried to include quoting you in my other reply but evidently CC will only allow two quotes in a reply.

Some photos from the local town of Civitacchia. The town it right there after the shuttle drops you off. You are in town.

A view of one of the cruise ships on port.

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Some photos of the town.

A church within two minutes of the port entrance.

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Outdoor market I mentioned in earlier post.

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Photos as we continued our walk.

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As mentioned there are far nicer towns in Italy than this one. But you can make it a nice day and sometimes you need a relaxing day if you are doing a lot of other touring on your voyage. I didn't include photos of our walk along the water nor of the various streets lined with stores and restaurants.

I have to say with each passing year this town does get nicer and nicer. Is it Taormina? No. Florence. No way. But each area of Italy has its own history and often people just rush through places to see I've been here, there and here and there. Sometimes it's nice just to take a nice stroll and see what you can discover. After all this is the world we live in and each place makes up our world even if it is not Paris, or London, or New York City, Cairo, or Rome.

Keith

If you don't want to do much there is a nice looking park along the waterfront. There is also a beach there and shops. You can walk around and see the church and just enjoy being in Italy. My husband and I liked it from just the walk to and from the train station and said we would like to go back.

For 12 Euro you can take the train to do Rome on your own and at your own pace. I would recommend doing that since the train is fun for a toddler and you can still move around inside. The toddler is free as well. Then go to the colisseum stop and buy the tickets that day at the Capital hill which is a combo ticket. Start there and at the Palentine hill then go to the Colosseum. Jump back on the train and return with a stop for lunch/ gelato. Head south to find the non-touristy places to eat. This way if anyone gets tired you can leave if it is raining then you can switch to an indoor museum.

I did Rome with twin toddlers so this is doable but our cruise started there instead of ending there.

Some photos from the local town of Civitacchia. The town it right there after the shuttle drops you off. You are in town.

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I have to say with each passing year this town does get nicer and nicer. Is it Taormina? No. Florence. No way. But each area of Italy has its own history and often people just rush through places to see I've been here, there and here and there. Sometimes it's nice just to take a nice stroll and see what you can discover. After all this is the world we live in and each place makes up our world even if it is not Paris, or London, or New York City, Cairo, or Rome.

 

Keith

Thank you so much for taking the time to post the links to the photos. We enjoy learning of other cultures and that market is fascinating.

Your philosophy mirrors ours. Thank you for sharing. We will have had five days of intensive touring in four other countries so it will be nice to just wander and see what we can find since we've spent a few days in Rome.

NMLady, you are very welcome. Wishing you both a wonderful time.

Keith

NMLady, you are very welcome. Wishing you both a wonderful time.

 

Keith

That cruise isn't until October but I'll try to remember to post what we do in Civitavecchia. Thanks so much.

Thanks all for the great advice- I should have added we will be there in December so probably not beach weather. Can anyone recommend any places in town to get a authentic Italian pizza? Or anywhere you have eaten and enjoyed?

I agree with Keith. Other than visiting ruins and famous sites in ports, we love to just walk around town, feel the beats of the place, smell the aroma from local bakeries, and try out local food. We spent a couple of hours strolling through Civi on our turnaround day, checked out the fort, churches, and market. It was a relaxing morning and we enjoyed our time spent in town.

NMLady, you are very welcome. Wishing you both a wonderful time.

 

Keith

We are not going to be doing that cruise after all. But I have kept your wonderful list of links since I'm sure we'll be there some day.