Rome, Italy - 2020 Trip Historic Rome: Day Four – Ostia Antica – Part Two
During the autumn of 2020 I made a short trip for 5 days over to the city of Rome, Italy. At the time, due to the covid pandemic, flights and hotels were pretty cheap as tourism was virtually nonexistent in mainland Europe, Italy was one of the few places you could travel to with precaution and I must add everything went really smooth once I was there! temperature checks were in place at all attractions and masks were worn in public places during the day, everything felt safe and clean.
I had pre-booked tickets to some of the places I wanted to visit and in the end the trip turned out to be a kind of ‘historic Rome’ sightseeing tour! Italy on a whole is a fascinating place and Rome is like the centre hub of it all! this was not my first visit to Rome and as usual I can thoroughly recommend it – enjoy the photos! 🙂
Entrance to the Baths of Neptune, public bathhouses were a central feature of Roman towns - Ostia AnticaInformation plaque on the mosaics of the Baths of Neptune - Ostia AnticaOverall view of the mosaics in the Baths of Neptune - Ostia AnticaThe sea theme of the baths, with fish, mermaids, and Neptune gives them their name - Ostia AnticaThe many rooms of the Baths of Neptune complex - Ostia AnticaWalking around the Baths of Neptune complex - Ostia AnticaFrom the design of the mosaic this looks like some kind of Ancient Roman gym room/area - Ostia AnticaInformation plaque about the following photo and the insula (apartment building) which was used for both residential and commercial purposes - Ostia AnticaThis area and building is situated in the area serving the river and the warehouse district - Ostia AnticaPart of the theatre, note the thick steel bar holding the two huge pieces of wall together - Ostia AnticaInformation plaque on the famous theatre - Ostia AnticaPanorama of theatre - Ostia AnticaInformation plaque on the theatre and headquarters of the trading corporations - Ostia AnticaLooking out from the top of the theatre - Ostia AnticaPart of the vast square (the Piazzale delle Corporazioni) that led towards the Tiber river from the theatre was full of traders and ship-owners - Ostia AnticaInformation plaque on the floor mosaics of the trading area of the Piazzale delle Corporazioni - Ostia AnticaDetails of the mosaics of the statiories (traders) in the area of the Piazzale delle Corporazioni - Ostia AnticaDetails of the mosaics of the statiories (traders) in the area of the Piazzale delle Corporazioni - Ostia AnticaDetails of the mosaics of the statiories (traders) in the area of the Piazzale delle Corporazioni - Ostia AnticaDetails of the mosaics of the statiories (traders) in the area of the Piazzale delle Corporazioni - Ostia AnticaDetails of the mosaics of the statiories (traders) in the area of the Piazzale delle Corporazioni - Ostia AnticaEntrance to trading area from the bottom of the theatre - Ostia AnticaThe 3 Masks turned to the stage of the Theater - Ostia AnticaDetail of one of the 3 masks - Ostia AnticaBottom of a plinth in the area of the Piazzale delle Corporazioni - Ostia AnticaIn the middle of the photo is the main temple in the area of the Piazzale delle Corporazioni - Ostia AnticaLittle friendly dude enjoying the sunshine and Ostia Antica - Ostia Antica
