"quarter on the Mediterranean Sea (Lido di Ostia), this has only a marina and a small channel-harbour for fishing boats. The main harbour which serves Rome is Port of Civitavecchia, located about northwest of the city. The city suffers from traffic problems largely due to this radial street pattern, making it difficult for Romans to move easily from the vicinity of one of the radial roads to another without going into the historic centre or using the ring-road. These problems are not helped by the limited size of Rome's metro system when compared to other cities of similar size. In"
"Civitavecchia Civitavecchia (; meaning ""ancient town"") is a city and ""comune"" of the Metropolitan City of Rome in the central Italian region of Lazio. A sea port on the Tyrrhenian Sea, it is located west-north-west of center of Rome. The harbour is formed by two piers and a breakwater, on which is a lighthouse. The population of Civitavecchia was around 53,000 as of 2015. The modern city was built over a pre-existing Etruscan settlement. The harbour was constructed by the Emperor Trajan at the beginning of the 2nd century. The first occurrence of the name Centum Cellae is from a"
"in Italy as the ""Orte-Ravenna"". The commune has multiple preschools, primary schools, junior high schools, and high schools. Polo Universitario di Civitavecchia is located in the city. Civitavecchia is twinned with: Civitavecchia Civitavecchia (; meaning ""ancient town"") is a city and ""comune"" of the Metropolitan City of Rome in the central Italian region of Lazio. A sea port on the Tyrrhenian Sea, it is located west-north-west of center of Rome. The harbour is formed by two piers and a breakwater, on which is a lighthouse. The population of Civitavecchia was around 53,000 as of 2015. The modern city was built"
"Ostia Antica Ostia Antica is a large archaeological site, close to the modern town of Ostia, that is the location of the harbour city of ancient Rome, 15 miles (25 kilometres) southwest of Rome. ""Ostia"" (plur. of ""ostium"") is a derivation of ""os"", the Latin word for ""mouth"". At the mouth of the River Tiber, Ostia was Rome's seaport, but due to silting the site now lies from the sea. The site is noted for the excellent preservation of its ancient buildings, magnificent frescoes and impressive mosaics. Ostia may have been Rome's first ""colonia"". According to the legend Ancus Marcius,"
"are Fiumicino (40 km) and Ciampino (60 km). For maritime links, Civitavecchia is the closest major port and is located 40 km north. A small train station is located between Campo di Mare and Cerenova, on the Rome-Pisa route. Cerenova Cerenova is a coastal locality that along with the adjacent Campo di Mare makes up the Marina di Cerveteri frazione of the comune of Cerveteri. It is located on the via Aurelia around 40 km north of Rome (Italy). Cerenova borders Ladispoli to the South, Furbara (another frazione of Cerveteri) to the north and the Tyrrhenian sea to the west."
"Nettuno Nettuno is a town and ""comune"" of the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Lazio region of central Italy, south of Rome. A resort city and agricultural center on the Tyrrhenian Sea, it has a population of approximately 50,000. Its name is perhaps in honour of the Roman god Neptune. It has a touristic harbour hosting about 860 boats and a shopping center, selling everything for fishing and sailing. There is also a yacht club. Nettuno is the city of the D.O.C. wine Cacchione. Nettuno has a large base for the Italian Force, whose territory extends to the Province"
"after their landing in World War II. Nettuno Nettuno is a town and ""comune"" of the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Lazio region of central Italy, south of Rome. A resort city and agricultural center on the Tyrrhenian Sea, it has a population of approximately 50,000. Its name is perhaps in honour of the Roman god Neptune. It has a touristic harbour hosting about 860 boats and a shopping center, selling everything for fishing and sailing. There is also a yacht club. Nettuno is the city of the D.O.C. wine Cacchione. Nettuno has a large base for the Italian"
"start and end their cruises at this location, and others stop for shore excursion days that allow guests to see Rome and Vatican sights, which are ninety minutes away. Civitavecchia experiences a Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification ""Csa""). The Port of Civitavecchia, also known as ""Port of Rome"", is an important hub for the maritime transport in Italy, for goods and passengers. Part of the ""Motorways of the Sea"" it is linked to several Mediterranean ports and represents one of the main links between Italian mainland to Sardinia. Civitavecchia railway station, opened in 1859, is the western terminus of the"
"Porto Santo Stefano Porto Santo Stefano () is a seaport town on the west coast of Italy, in the municipality of Monte Argentario, in the Province of Grosseto, Tuscany. It is the municipal seat of Monte Argentario and one of the two major towns that form the township, along with Porto Ercole. The region is on the slopes of Mount Argentario, which dominates the whole area. Porto Santo Stefano is 150 kilometres (95 miles) northwest of Rome. The resort is located on the northwestern promontory of Monte Argentario, a little more than southeast of Grosseto, about southwest of Orbetello and"
"Port of Reggio The Port of Reggio is a seaport in the Mediterranean Sea serving the city of Reggio di Calabria. The position of the ancient Ausonian-Italic and Greek port is unknown: at that time the port was located in the southern part of Reggio coast. During Roman times the port, called ""Columna Rhegina"" was located in northern part of Reggio coast, nearby the strait between Sicily and Calabria. The present-day port, enlarged after 1908 earthquake, just takes up the western part of Santa Caterina neighbourhood, near the city centre. The port connects Reggio and its surroundings to Messina, Catania,"
"Romagna Romagna (Romagnol: ""Rumâgna"") is an Italian historical region that approximately corresponds to the south-eastern portion of present-day Emilia-Romagna, North Italy. Traditionally, it is limited by the Apennines to the south-west, the Adriatic to the east, and the rivers Reno and Sillaro to the north and west. The region's major cities include Cesena, Faenza, Forlì, Imola, Ravenna, Rimini and City of San Marino (San Marino is a landlocked state inside the Romagna historical region). The region has been recently formally expanded with the transfer of seven comuni (Casteldelci, Maiolo, Novafeltria, Pennabilli, San Leo, Sant'Agata Feltria, Talamello) from the Marche region,"
"Æolian Islands, Taormina and Malta. Port of Reggio The Port of Reggio is a seaport in the Mediterranean Sea serving the city of Reggio di Calabria. The position of the ancient Ausonian-Italic and Greek port is unknown: at that time the port was located in the southern part of Reggio coast. During Roman times the port, called ""Columna Rhegina"" was located in northern part of Reggio coast, nearby the strait between Sicily and Calabria. The present-day port, enlarged after 1908 earthquake, just takes up the western part of Santa Caterina neighbourhood, near the city centre. The port connects Reggio and"
"Antica the remains of Porto are open every Thursday, the first and the third Sunday of the month from 9.30 to 13.30. And upon request and advance booking at other times. Portus Portus was a large artificial harbour of Ancient Rome. Sited on the north bank of the north mouth of the Tiber, on the Tyrrhenian coast, it was established by Claudius and enlarged by Trajan to supplement the nearby port of Ostia. The archaeological remains of the harbour are near the modern-day Italian village of Porto within the Comune of Fiumicino, just south of Rome in Lazio (ancient Latium)."
"Portus Portus was a large artificial harbour of Ancient Rome. Sited on the north bank of the north mouth of the Tiber, on the Tyrrhenian coast, it was established by Claudius and enlarged by Trajan to supplement the nearby port of Ostia. The archaeological remains of the harbour are near the modern-day Italian village of Porto within the Comune of Fiumicino, just south of Rome in Lazio (ancient Latium). Rome's original harbour was Ostia. Claudius constructed the first harbour on the Portus site, north of Ostia, enclosing an area of 69 hectares (170 acres), with two long curving moles projecting"
"Fiumicino was created as an independent municipality. Fregene is located on Tyrrhenian coast, 31 km in north of Fiumicino, near its international airport and the villages of Maccarese, Focene and Passo Oscuro. It is 24 km far from Ladispoli, 42 from Rome and 55 from Civitavecchia. Nearest railway station is Maccarese-Fregene on Rome-Pisa line. Fregenae Fregenae (; ), was a maritime town of ancient Etruria, situated between Alsium and the mouth of the Tiber. The modern Fregene is an Italian hamlet (""frazione"") of Fiumicino, in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio. As of 2012 its population was of 6,445. Livy"
"Ostia (Rome) Ostia () is a large neighbourhood in the X Municipio of the commune of Rome, Italy, near the ancient port of Rome, named Ostia, which is now a major archaeological site known as Ostia Antica. Ostia (also called Ostia Lido or Lido di Roma or Lido di Ostia) is also the only ""municipio"" or district of Rome on the Tyrrhenian Sea and many Romans spend the summer holidays there. With about 85,000 inhabitants, Ostia is the first or second-most populated ""frazione"" of Italy, depending on whether Mestre is counted. The town is located on the Tyrrhenian coast, close"
"to and from Rome. There is nearby train service directly to Stazione di Roma Termini from Albano Laziale, approximately from Ariccia's main piazza. <br> Ariccia Ariccia (Latin: ""Aricia"") is a town and ""comune"" in the Metropolitan City of Rome, central Italy, 16 miles (25 km) south-east of Rome. It is in the Alban Hills of the Lazio (Latium) region and could be considered an extension of Rome's southeastern suburbs. One of the Castelli Romani towns, Ariccia is located in the regional park known as the ""Parco Regionale dei Castelli Romani"". Ariccia is the center of a region that was extremely"
"Fiumicino Fiumicino () is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, central Italy, with a population of 77,870 (2015). It is famous for the presence of the Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, the busiest airport in Italy and the sixth busiest in Europe. The name literally means ""little river"". The town of ""Fiumicino"" should not be confused with its namesake, Fiumicino, a small river near Rimini. Fiumicino became a ""comune"" in 1992; previously it was part of the municipality of Rome, being almost totally included in the former Municipio XIV. On 24 August 2013, a small mud"
"ruins now mark the site. But the distances given in the Itinerary of 9 M.P. from Alsium, and the same from Portus Augusti at the mouth of the Tiber, enable us to fix its position with certainty at a spot now called ""Fregene"" in the ""comune"" of Fiumicino. The modern town was created in 1928 as part of a large drainage project along the coasts of Lazio, near , to create a sea resort. From the 1970s Fregene grew as part of the urban expansion of Rome metropolitan area. Until 1992 It was part of the municipality of Rome, when"
"Ariccia Ariccia (Latin: ""Aricia"") is a town and ""comune"" in the Metropolitan City of Rome, central Italy, 16 miles (25 km) south-east of Rome. It is in the Alban Hills of the Lazio (Latium) region and could be considered an extension of Rome's southeastern suburbs. One of the Castelli Romani towns, Ariccia is located in the regional park known as the ""Parco Regionale dei Castelli Romani"". Ariccia is the center of a region that was extremely important in Roman and pre-Roman mythology and religion because of its association with the goddess Diana and the god Virbius. Legend also recalls that"
"Port of Mainz The Port of Mainz (or Mainzer Hafen in German) is the port of Mainz, Germany. Lying on the western bank of the Rhine river, it has a long history reaching back through the Middle Ages to Roman times. The modern port facilities, existing for approximately 120 years in their general environs, are located mostly to the north of the city proper, and will be extended to the north of their current location during the coming years to make space for a new residential area. Mainz ('Mogontiacum' in Latin times) during Roman times was a major colonial town,"
"Port of Ravenna The Port of Ravenna () is an Italian seaport on the North Adriatic Sea in Ravenna, Italy. It is one of the top twenty Italian ports and top forty European ports. The port of Ravenna is the main port of Emilia-Romagna. The European Commission has appointed the Ravenna seaport ""Core port"" of the TEN-T Networks. The docks are mainly on a canal that connects the town centre of Ravenna (which is inland) to the sea which is 12 km away. The offshore breakwaters are in the little towns of Porto Corsini and Marina di Ravenna. It hosts"
"Sanremo Sanremo or San Remo (; , locally ) is a city and comune on the Mediterranean coast of Liguria, in north-western Italy. Founded in Roman times, it has a population of 57,000, and is known as a tourist destination on the Italian Riviera. It hosts numerous cultural events, such as the Sanremo Music Festival and the Milan–San Remo cycling classic. The name of the city is a phonetic contraction of ""Sant'Eremo di San Romolo"", which refers to Romulus of Genoa, the successor to Syrus of Genoa. It is often stated in modern folk stories that Sanremo is a translation"
"Ladispoli Ladispoli is a town and ""comune"" in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, central Italy. It lies about west of center of Rome, on the Mediterranean Sea. Ladispoli occupies the area existed the ancient ""Alsium"", the port of the Etruscan city of Cerveteri and later a Roman colony cited by Cicero. ""Alsium"" was destroyed in the 6th century AD, during the Gothic War, by the Ostrogoths led by Totila. Later a castle, named Palo, was built in the area: it was a fief of the Orsini and, from 1693, of the Odescalchi family. Modern Ladispoli was founded in 1888"
"the existence of a boundary wall on the north side of the Tiber enclosing an unexcavated area of the city containing three massive warehouses. The excavated site of Ostia Antica is open to the public as a tourist attraction. A number of finds from the excavation are housed on-site in the Museo Ostiense. The site has dining, and other facilities. The Theatre is also occasionally used for cultural events. Ostia Antica Ostia Antica is a large archaeological site, close to the modern town of Ostia, that is the location of the harbour city of ancient Rome, 15 miles (25 kilometres)"
"prince Tyrrhenus. The Etruscans settled along the coast of modern Tuscany and referred to the water as the ""Sea of the Etruscans"". Islands of the Tyrrhenian Sea include: The main ports of the Tyrrhenian Sea in Italy are: Naples, Palermo, Civitavecchia (Rome), Salerno, Trapani and Gioia Tauro. In France the most important port is Bastia. Note that even though the phrase ""port of Rome"" is frequently used, there is in fact no port in Rome. Instead, the ""port of Rome"" refers to the maritime facilities at Civitavecchia, some to the northwest of Rome, not too far from its airport. Giglio"
"Otricoli Otricoli is a town and ""comune"" in the province of Terni, Umbria, central Italy. It is located on the Via Flaminia, near the east bank of the Tiber, some 70 km north of Rome and 20 km south of Narni. Anciently named Ocriculum, the Umbrian city concluded an alliance with Rome in 308 BC. The modern village lies on the site of the ancient town about two km north of the Roman relocation, which was moved down from the defensible position probably at the end of the Republican era, in order to be closer to the curve of the"
"Aquileia Aquileia (; ; ; Venetian: ""Aquiłeja/Aquiłegia""; ; ) is an ancient Roman city in Italy, at the head of the Adriatic at the edge of the lagoons, about from the sea, on the river Natiso (modern Natisone), the course of which has changed somewhat since Roman times. Today, the city is small (about 3,500 inhabitants), but it was large and prominent in Antiquity as one of the world's largest cities with a population of 100,000 in the 2nd century AD. and is one of the main archeological sites of Northern Italy. Aquileia was founded as a colony by the"
"Christian basilica, later a Benedictine monastery, which today houses the Paleo-Christian Museum. Aquileia is twinned with the following settlements: Aquileia Aquileia (; ; ; Venetian: ""Aquiłeja/Aquiłegia""; ; ) is an ancient Roman city in Italy, at the head of the Adriatic at the edge of the lagoons, about from the sea, on the river Natiso (modern Natisone), the course of which has changed somewhat since Roman times. Today, the city is small (about 3,500 inhabitants), but it was large and prominent in Antiquity as one of the world's largest cities with a population of 100,000 in the 2nd century AD."
"Anguillara Sabazia Anguillara Sabazia is a town and ""comune"" in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, central Italy, around northwest of Rome. It nestles on a small cape on the coast of Lake Bracciano; its medieval center and its beach make it a popular destination for tourists. Anguillara is served by a local train (line ""FR3"", or Rome-Capranica-Viterbo Railroad) which connects it with Rome (stations of Roma Ostiense and of Valle Aurelia) in around 40 minutes. About east of the town lies the small, volcanic Lake Martignano, also popular with tourists. The two lakes and the surrounding area have been"
"Beach Ultimate tournaments. Rimini is twinned with: Rimini Rimini (; ; ) is a city of 150,292 inhabitants in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy and capital city of the Province of Rimini. It is located on the Adriatic Sea, on the coast between the rivers Marecchia (the ancient ""Ariminus"") and Ausa (ancient ""Aprusa""). It is one of the most famous seaside resorts in Europe, thanks to its sandy beach, over 1,000 hotels, and thousands of bars, restaurants and discos. The first bathing establishment opened in 1843. An art city with ancient Roman and Renaissance monuments, Rimini is the hometown"
"Anzio Anzio is a city and ""comune"" on the coast of the Lazio region of Italy, about south of Rome. Well known for its seaside harbour setting, it is a fishing port and a departure point for ferries and hydroplanes to the Pontine Islands of Ponza, Palmarola and Ventotene. The city bears great historical significance as the site of Operation ""Shingle"", a crucial landing by the Allies during the Italian Campaign of World War II. Anzio occupies a part of the ancient Antium territory. In ancient times, Antium was the capital of the Volsci people until it was conquered by"
"Pollentia Pollentia, known today as Pollenzo (), was an ancient city on the left bank of the Tanaro. It is now a ""frazione"" (parish) of Bra in the Province of Cuneo, Piedmont, northern Italy. During the Antiquity Pollentia belonged to the Ligurian Statielli, Augusta Bagiennorum (modern Roncaglia in the Comune of Bene Vagienna) being 16 km to the south. Its position on the road from Augusta Taurinorum (modern Turin) to the coast at Vada Sabatia (modern Vado Ligure, near Savona), at the point of divergence of a road to Hasta (modern Asti) gave it military importance. Decimus Brutus managed to"