Day 6 Civitaveccia

 

Civitaveccia is the Southampton of Italy, a major starting point for cruises and the nearest port for visits to the capital city.
As we have been to Rome on the last two visits we decided to stay more local this time. So we took the port shuttle bus into Civitaveccia and walked

 

 

 

 slowly through the shops to the railway station where we caught a train to Santa Marinella, a journey of only 6 minutes and E1.10! S. Marinella is a beach resort popular with Romans and we had a good look around this town and seafront. We were surprised as it was more Seaton (Dorset, home of FBB!) than Brighton!

 

 

 

So, S. Marinella done, back on the train ( took 10 minutes as it cannot speed into the terminus platform!)

 

 

 

 

 and returned along the impressive seafront

and along the Medieval walls past the Fort Michaelangelo

to the shuttle bus station and then back to the ship.
Just in time for a later lunch and our normal lazy afternoon: well earned as we walked a fair few miles ( or should we say kilometres) in the morning.

The weather was a but dull today with rain close but we missed it. However the temperature was still in the low to mid twenties.

Yesterday P.S.

Really enjoyed the 'Stage Door' Headliners show last night: so much better than their first show.