OSTIA sea and archaeology

From the Via Ostiense, by car, train or bicycle along one of the cycle routes, Ostia Antica, with its characteristic Renaissance centre and the spectacular area of the Archaeological Park, is within easy reach. Just a short distance along the coast, stands the modern part of the town - Ostia Lido. 

Called simply Ostia by the 'locals', the Lido area originated from the great reclamation carried out in 1884 by labourers from Ravenna who tamed the malarial swamp; building expansion occurred in the 1920s and 1930s when it took the form of the seaside resort of Rome. Since then, Ostia has been the capital's terrace on the sea.