Tour Guide to Ancient Ostia

It began as the ancient port of Rome, trading market for food and goods, becoming a small town near Rome.

The archeological area today still retains that roman character: a central Forum with the Temple of Jupiter, Minerva and Juno, Thermal baths, its bars ( thermopolia), laundries (follonicum), small and large temples, the main shopping areas (piazzale delle corporazioni), a large theatre (where we’ll have fun role- playing unusual characters , and perform funny scenes of that time). We’ll discover ,step by step, this ancient city, walking on the pavement of the Augustan age, enjoying the warmth of the Sun and the gentle breeze coming from the nearby Tyrrhenian sea.

Feel the amazement at the sight of the some of the most beautiful masterpieces of Renaissance and Baroque art!

Raphael’s elegance of gestures and the refinement of his characters poses, Titian’s unique touch and the sumptuousness of his draperies, and then, the poignant reality and vitality of brushstrokes of Caravaggio. Take a dip into mythological legends through the shades, shapes, lines and volumes thought and made by Bernini which thrill on every shift of perspective.

Imagine the reigning and dominating figure of Cardinal Scipione Borghese (nephew of Pope Paul V) and his history of great substance collector in Rome back in the sublime early 1600,within a poetic AL and magnificent Villa Borghese Park, evocative and lush, even today.