DavietheScot Posted October 28, 2020 #1 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Rome is our favourite European City, and having been a number of times I have attached a few ideas you may consider if you were visiting for the first time. Hope you find them helpful. https://happytravellingwithdavie.blogspot.com/2020/10/rome-our-favourite-european-city.html 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seashells08 Posted November 1, 2020 #2 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Thank you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPPADILLA Posted November 4, 2020 #3 Share Posted November 4, 2020 Thank you for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavietheScot Posted November 8, 2020 Author #4 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Thanks glad you liked it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CruzerDeb Posted December 23, 2020 #5 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Thanks for all the great information! I’m formulating my plan for my first visit in June 2022! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavietheScot Posted December 23, 2020 Author #6 Share Posted December 23, 2020 5 hours ago, CruzerDeb said: Thanks for all the great information! I’m formulating my plan for my first visit in June 2022! Thanks Deb I am lad you liked it and hope it gave you a few ideas for your visit in June 2022. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markanddonna Posted December 27, 2020 #7 Share Posted December 27, 2020 May I recommend spending your pre or post cruise time at Ostia Antica? We had a long B2B Western and Eastern Med cruise in Nov-Dec 2019 and I thought we would be "ruined out" by the end. We decided to stay in Ostia rather than an airport hotel on our last day. Easy! The shuttle driver took us to the hotel which was right on the coast and we took a short train ride to Ostia Antica, one of the great Roman ruins available. It is massive and most of it is accessible. We were there on a 70 degree sunny, Sunday afternoon and were about the only ones there! It truly was one of the highlights. In many ways, we liked it better than Pompeii! So much better than having nothing to do nearby at an FCO airport. The shuttle ride to FCO the next morning took about 20 minutes. The town of Ostia was charming. Easy peasy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hlitner Posted December 27, 2020 #8 Share Posted December 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Markanddonna said: May I recommend spending your pre or post cruise time at Ostia Antica? We had a long B2B Western and Eastern Med cruise in Nov-Dec 2019 and I thought we would be "ruined out" by the end. We decided to stay in Ostia rather than an airport hotel on our last day. Easy! The shuttle driver took us to the hotel which was right on the coast and we took a short train ride to Ostia Antica, one of the great Roman ruins available. It is massive and most of it is accessible. We were there on a 70 degree sunny, Sunday afternoon and were about the only ones there! It truly was one of the highlights. In many ways, we liked it better than Pompeii! So much better than having nothing to do nearby at an FCO airport. The shuttle ride to FCO the next morning took about 20 minutes. The town of Ostia was charming. Easy peasy! I agree that Ostia (and also nearby Fiumicino) are decent alternatives to isolated airport hotels. Many are not aware that there are a couple of seaside resort towns so close to FCO. Although I do not consider Ostia Antica the equal of Pompeii, I do agree that it an excellent place to be "ruined." Speaking of Pompeii, that site made today's news with the announcement of the discovery of a street food snack bar. Hank 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybear Posted December 27, 2020 #9 Share Posted December 27, 2020 (edited) We also really like staying in nearby Viterbo pre or post cruise. It is an easy drive of about an hour, with stunning gardens at Villa Lante and amazing Villa Farnese nearby. Also highly recommend Tarquinia for the Etruscan ruins and museum. Edited December 27, 2020 by bennybear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROCruiser Posted January 12, 2021 #10 Share Posted January 12, 2021 On 12/27/2020 at 8:43 AM, Markanddonna said: May I recommend spending your pre or post cruise time at Ostia Antica? We had a long B2B Western and Eastern Med cruise in Nov-Dec 2019 and I thought we would be "ruined out" by the end. We decided to stay in Ostia rather than an airport hotel on our last day. Easy! The shuttle driver took us to the hotel which was right on the coast and we took a short train ride to Ostia Antica, one of the great Roman ruins available. It is massive and most of it is accessible. We were there on a 70 degree sunny, Sunday afternoon and were about the only ones there! It truly was one of the highlights. In many ways, we liked it better than Pompeii! So much better than having nothing to do nearby at an FCO airport. The shuttle ride to FCO the next morning took about 20 minutes. The town of Ostia was charming. Easy peasy! Agree. We went there a couple of times. Here is a video of our visit in Oct. 2019. I like Ostia over Pompeii personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markanddonna Posted January 12, 2021 #11 Share Posted January 12, 2021 1 hour ago, ROCruiser said: Agree. We went there a couple of times. Here is a video of our visit in Oct. 2019. I like Ostia over Pompeii personally. I will admit that the volcanic history of Pompeii makes it a must see, but for the total experience of seeing the ruins of an ancient Roman city, Ostia Antica is spectacular. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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