I've been working as a tour guide in Rome since 2008, and it only seems to be getting more crowded with tourists. Instead, go to nearby Ostia Antica.

A Jewish mikveh, dating back 1,600 years, was recently uncovered in Ostia Antica, the site of an ancient Roman city. ... The mosaic is on display for first time since being found.

While the first Sunday of each month is free, tickets to Ostia Antica are around $19.50 the rest of the week, with EU residents between 18 and 25 paying just $2.

Ostia Antica, a 45-minute Metro/commuter train ride away, ... Look for hidden bits of fresco, preserved mosaic flooring and millstones for grinding grain back when business was booming.

Nel pomeriggio di oggi - 12 maggio - Ostia Antica ha ospitato con grande successo il 23° Raduno Nazionale di Natura a Cavallo, un evento che ha visto la partecipazione di oltre 300 binomi ...

by Rick Steves, January 26, 2023. Sitting on the top row of the ancient arena, I scan the ruins of Ostia, letting my imagination take me back 2,000 years to the days when this was ancient Rome's ...

When I sauntered last year around the almost 2,000-year-old synagogue of Ostia Antica, ... The floor became covered with mosaics and one severely damaged mosaic in the north-east corner seems to ...

Ostia Antica, once home to some 100,000 residents, has a rich Jewish history, including one of the earliest known synagogues in Western Europe and a tombstone dating to the first century C.E., one ...

Archaeologists working at Ostia Antica, an ancient Roman port city, have discovered the oldest Jewish ritual bath outside of the Middle East, along with an oil lamp decorated with a menorah dated ...

Ostia Antica, a 45-minute Metro/commuter-train ride away from Rome, ... If you visit, keep your eyes peeled for hidden bits of fresco, preserved mosaic flooring, ...