Ostia Antica is a large archeological site of the old port town of Rome. It's very easy to get to Ostia Antica; it's only a 20 minute metro ride away. Ostia, which means "mouth" in Latin, is located at the mouth of the Tiber River. The ruins of Ostia Antica are different from most because you can wander through them and actually go inside the buildings.
We went inside the ancient houses, ate lunch in the amphitheater, and even got inside a huge bathtub! We walked through the old city imagining what life was like here. One of the most impressive things we saw was the mosaic floor inside one of the houses. It was almost completely intact even after all this time!
When we were done exploring Ostia Antica, we took the train two stops farther to Ostia Lido Beach. It was our first glimpse of the Tyrrhenian sea! The ruins were amazing and the beach was beautiful; it was a wonderful day!
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