The crowds in Rome seem to get bigger every year, so I recommend checking out Ostia Antica instead. The archaeological park is about 30 minutes away, and it houses relics from an ancient Roman city. I ...

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 seaport, a thriving commercial center ...

Sitting on the top row of the ancient arena, I scan the ruins of Ostia Antica, letting my imagination take me back 2,000 years to the days when this was ancient Rome’s seaport, a thriving commercial ...

It’s just a 45-minute train ride from downtown Rome, and yet most tourists don’t make the trip. Sitting on the top row of the ancient arena, I scan the ruins of Ostia, letting my imagination take me ...

The ruins of Ostia Antica, on the outskirts of Rome, remain as captivating as I remembered from decades ago. As a teenager growing up in the Italian capital, I would join classmates to perform school ...

The show still goes on in ancient Ostia’s theater. Courtesy of Rick Steves' Europe Through the Back Door Sitting on the top row of the ancient arena, I scan the ruins of Ostia, letting my imagination ...