We had decided on a trip to Rome in Italy. Fortunately, Rome is only a few kilometers away from the more. Sea location is too expensive, Rome is too expensive, so something in between and then still have both. That was the plan and we booked a nice apartment in Ostia Antica. Ostia Antica is a 3000 year old city that once formed the port of ancient Rome and is now mostly abandoned. The historic buildings were abandoned around 400-500 AD and the city fell into disrepair. Interestingly, this was a huge city with a few tens of thousands of inhabitants at that time with immense wealth, which is still clearly visible today.
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