Location:
The Port of Civitavecchia contains more than twenty piers. Most of the port is utilised by ferry and container ships. Cruiseliners dock at quays inside the outer wall.
There are 11 quays – Traianea, and 12/12B/13A/13B – available for cruise ships in Civitavecchia as well as 3 cruise ship terminals named the Bramante at pier 12, and temporary terminals at piers 11 and 25. Cruises from Civitavecchia normally use the piers adjacent to the cruise terminals.
You may want to explore Roma on your own; in that case, taking the train will be the best option: the train station is an easy 10-minute walk from the port entrance. Civitavecchia is an industrial port and requires a shuttle from where the ship docks to the port entrance. To find the train station, simply exit the port entrance and then cross the street where the crosswalk is to where a newsstand is across on the other corner, turn right and follow this street (parallel to the coastline) till you are at the station.
The ride into Rome takes just about an hour to get to the first stop in Rome, St. Peters Basilica. Or stop at Roma Termini where all hop on/off sightseeing buses start their itinerary.
In the Eternal City of Rome, you can explore some of the world’s most famous churches, monuments and fountains: the Colosseum, the Sistine Chapel, Vatican City, the Spanish Steps and Trevi Fountain (toss a coin in the fountain to ensure your return). Sip cappuccino at a cafe in a piazza or window-shop among the high-fashion boutiques of Via Condotti. Walking the streets of Rome is wonderful. You can walk or take a taxi or subway to the Colosseum, a great place to start your tour of Rome. You can almost picture the animals and gladiators in the small rooms underneath the Colosseum floor. Across the street from the Colosseum is the ancient Roman Forum. Visitors can walk the same streets as the ancient Roman citizens. Using a detailed map of the city, you can walk to the Trevi Fountain from the Forum. Every visitor to Rome wants to see this fountain and dispose of some loose change. The Trevi Fountain is fed with water from the Acqua Vergine aqueduct and was completed in 1762. The area around the Trevi Fountain will be crowded, so be sure to protect your belongings. You might want to enjoy a gelato and do a little people watching.
Did you know: Berlusconi used to croon on a cruise ship long before he became head of state.
Tours/Excursions/Transportation:
A good choice is to buy a BIG ticket (4 Euro) , as it will allow you to have 1 day of unlimited travel on buses and underground in Roma. Be sure to write your name on the back of the ticket and validate it in the little yellow validation machines in the train terminal.
If you want to spend time shopping in Rome, there is an endless choice of places for you to choose from: from the most famous designer labels in Italian fashion that dominate the more elegant city streets to the outlets outside the city, to the old craftsmen’s shops and laboratories and the flea markets.
The most famous fashion streets in Rome are three parallel streets that all meet up with Via del Corso, starting from Piazza di Spagna or near there: Via Condotti, Via Borgognona and Via Frattina. The most famous of the three is Via Condotti, which owes its name to the channels that carried water to the Agrippa thermal spa baths. Today it is one of the most elegant streets in the world, lined with the shops of the most famous fashion labels.
Euro
Language Italian.
Free wifi has been introduced to the Civitavecchia downtown area.
Emergency number: 112
Opening Hours and Holidays: Most shops and businesses in Italy open from Monday to Saturday from around 8am until 1pm, and from about 4pm until 7pm, though many shops close on Saturday afternoons and Monday mornings, and in the south the day can begin and end an hour later. In the north some businesses work to a 9am-5pm day to facilitate international dealings. Traditionally, everything except bars and restaurants closes on Sunday, though most towns have a pasticceria open in the mornings, while in large cities and tourist areas, Sunday opening is becoming more common.
Holidays:
January 1 (New Year’s Day)
January 6 (Epiphany)
Pasquetta (Easter Monday)
April 25 (Liberation Day)
May 1 (Labour Day)
August 15 ( Ferragosto ; Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
November 1 ( Ognissanti ; All Souls Day)
December 8 ( Immaccolata ; Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
December 25 ( Natale ; Christmas)
Place Categories: Cruise Ports
