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ROMA MONUMENTALE

From April 1st to October 31st: Wednesday and Friday morning (4 hours approx.). Free pick-up at Hotel Viennese from 8.15am to 8.45am approx.

After only 30 min. trip, following Via dei Fori Imperiali with view of the Colosseum, Tiberine Island and the Synagogue, crossing the Tiber and going along the Via del mare, we reach Ancient Ostia: was the ancient port of Rome founded in IV Century b.C. As the power of Rome became greater, Ostia became more and more important mainly as a Navy base, but also as the "Emporium of Rome" and as a passage-way of important representatives of the cultural and political life of that period. The decline of Ostia came together with the financial and political crysis ori the Roman Empire. The sacks during the centuries to the city which was by then virtually without defence, but still rich of precious materials, convinced the few people who were still living there, to finally evacuate the city and Ostia nowadays is like it was: an entire city, in its shape and outlines in which one can perfectly read which was the life in the Roman age. Ostia excavations, started at the beginning of last century, make it inevitable a comparison with Rome, not as far as the architectonic value is concerned but as an overall vision of how life and structure of the cities were organized in the Roman world. This suggestive visit magically leads us into this ancient world, admiring the two main streets: soon after the entrance the ancient Necropolis, Piazzale della Vittoria, Neptune thermae with wonderful mosaics, the firemen head-quarters, the Theatre built by Agrippa, Via dei Mulini and Diana's house. We reach the Forum, which was the city center, with the Capitolium, the Tempio di Roma and Augusto, the Forum Thermae, the Basilica and the Round Temple. Outside the city the Synagogue which was the most ancient seat of Hebraism in western world. Retum to Rome and the hotels along the Cristoforo Colombo boulevard.

Price per person Lit. 57.000 + Entr. fees and misc. Lit. 23.000 = Total Lit. 80.000 € 41,31

City tours of Rome and surroundings in deluxe air-conditioned buses can be booked at reception on arrival. Available with Italian, English, German, French, Spanish or Japanese speaking guide. Free pick-up from Hotel Viennese!