The port is about 90 minutes out of Rome, but since we needed to get a car and driver anyway, we arranged for more time and touring on the way out. First stop, the Avaline Hill and the orange garden.

We have time for a quick stop at St. John Lateran, one of the four major churches of Rome.
Next, St. Paul’s Outside the Walls, another of the four major churches. This one has gold mosaics around the ceiling of each and every pope.

We spend about 90 minutes at Ostia Antica, but this archaeological site has enough that we could have spent all day. Once the port for Rome, practically the entire city has been excavated, and I’m amazed that there are few barriers. You can just wander all over, inside the old ruins, and all around.