The New Rome and Ancient Ostia
The New Rome and Ancient Ostia
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The tour in a nutshell
| Duration | 5 hours |
| Distance | 70 km |
| Includes | Guide and driver, Vespa, helmet, helmet liner, entry to Ancient Ostia and insurance |
| Price | From 155 euro per person |
| Departure | From 1 March to 31 October, every day at 11.00am |
| Meeting point | Via del Viminale 5 (Underground B-A Termini station) |
| Languages | English, Italian (other languages on request: German/French/Spanish) |
| Children | Accepted as long as they are tall enough to touch the footpeg of the Vespa with their feet. Their parents are responsible for them and the children pay full price. |
| OPTION: With guide but without rider |
If you’re an expert scooter rider, and you’re confident that you can ride for several hours, successfully negotiating dangerous junctions, then you won’t need someone else to ride for you. If you choose this option, you must not under any circumstances drink any alcohol before or during the tour. The price stays the same as it would be if you had a rider, but you are liable for insurance purposes for any damage to other vehicles (third-party insurance). For this reason, we will need a copy of your license, and we’ll also need your credit card details as a guarantee on the Vespa you’ll be riding. |
| OPTION: With guide, without rider, carrying a passenger |
If you’re an expert scooter rider, and you’re confident that you can ride for several hours, successfully negotiating dangerous junctions, you can ride the scooter yourself and carry a passenger behind you. If you choose this option, you must not under any circumstances drink any alcohol before or during the tour. You are liable for insurance purposes for any damage to other vehicles (third-party insurance), but your passenger is 100% covered. For this reason, we will need a copy of your license, and we’ll also need your credit card details as a guarantee on the Vespa you’ll be riding. |
What you will see
- Quartiere di Testaccio
- Piramide
- La Basilica di San Paolo Fuori le Mura
- Monte dei Cocci
- Graffiti del porto fluviale
- Garbatella
- La fontana degli innamorati
- Il lungomare
- La pineta romana
- La spiaggia libera con le sue dune
- Il castello di Giulio II
- Il Borghetto di Ostia
- L’area archeologica di Ostia Antica
- E.U.R.
- La Basilica dei S.Pietro e S.Paolo
- I Palazzi dell INPS e dell’INAIL
- Il Palazzo dei ricevimenti e dei congressi
- Il Colosseo Quadrato
- Il Palazzo dello Sport
How it works
- You have to book at least 24 hours before the start of the tour.
- You can cancel the booking up to 48 hours before the start date of the tour; if you respect this condition, the amount you have already paid shall be reimbursed.
- The tours are always available in English; you can request a guide in another language by writing well in advance to tour@bicibaci.com.
- The tour is guaranteed to go ahead even in the event of bad weather. As they say, there’s no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothing.
In the saddle of a Vespa, you'll discover Rome's ancient port, the dunes of the Roman beaches, the Square Colosseum and the vibrant working-class Testaccio district! We'll take you along streets lined with highly creative architecture, and you'll walk through the ruins of the temples, villas, nymphaea, thermal baths, haylofts and warehouses of what was very much a jewel of Roman engineering: the ancient port of Ostia Antica.
Starting at Monte dei Cocci, out of which bars and nightclubs have been carved, you'll end the tour at Macro, the Museum of Contemporary Art.
We'll visit the famous cemetery for non-Catholics, where English poets and Italian intellectuals found their final resting place, in the shadow of a bona fide marble pyramid that's been there for millennia. We'll lead you through the streets of Garbatella, a district designed by the leading architects of the period and created out of a desire to give the working classes a dignified residential quarter with well thought-out communal spaces, featuring gardens and courtyards that to this day provide the base for a major touring drama festival.
Reaching the sea is always an evocative experience as the blue horizon suddenly opens up before your very eyes! We continue along the coast before we come to the Roman pine forest, where the boar still roam free, and then we reach the dunes, where you can enjoy a refreshing dip in the water.
Our next stop is the port of Ostia, which welcomes you with its friendly old town and Renaissance castle. Here, we'll get something to eat and perhaps sip on a beer before we head off in search of the incredible archaeology on offer in ancient Ostia (Ostia Antica).
The remains of the port of Rome are sure to astonish you: you will stroll through the ruins of the temples, villas, nymphaea, thermal baths, haylofts and warehouses of what was very much a jewel of Roman engineering.
On the way back, we'll pass through a district full of futuristic architecture, which was intended to be the venue for an international exhibition that in the end was never staged, due to the outbreak of the Second World War.
This tour will show you the genuine, modern Rome that lives and grows on the ruins of the great Imperial legacy, a million (figurative) miles from the tourist trails.
Starting at Monte dei Cocci, out of which bars and nightclubs have been carved, you'll end the tour at Macro, the Museum of Contemporary Art.
We'll visit the famous cemetery for non-Catholics, where English poets and Italian intellectuals found their final resting place, in the shadow of a bona fide marble pyramid that's been there for millennia. We'll lead you through the streets of Garbatella, a district designed by the leading architects of the period and created out of a desire to give the working classes a dignified residential quarter with well thought-out communal spaces, featuring gardens and courtyards that to this day provide the base for a major touring drama festival.
Reaching the sea is always an evocative experience as the blue horizon suddenly opens up before your very eyes! We continue along the coast before we come to the Roman pine forest, where the boar still roam free, and then we reach the dunes, where you can enjoy a refreshing dip in the water.
Our next stop is the port of Ostia, which welcomes you with its friendly old town and Renaissance castle. Here, we'll get something to eat and perhaps sip on a beer before we head off in search of the incredible archaeology on offer in ancient Ostia (Ostia Antica).
The remains of the port of Rome are sure to astonish you: you will stroll through the ruins of the temples, villas, nymphaea, thermal baths, haylofts and warehouses of what was very much a jewel of Roman engineering.
On the way back, we'll pass through a district full of futuristic architecture, which was intended to be the venue for an international exhibition that in the end was never staged, due to the outbreak of the Second World War.
This tour will show you the genuine, modern Rome that lives and grows on the ruins of the great Imperial legacy, a million (figurative) miles from the tourist trails.
Upgrades
If you want to organise a tour with a customised itinerary, write to tour@bicibaci.com.We can organise a private tour with a guide in your language, using your preferred means of transport, including vintage Vespas or cars.
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