Civitavecchia

drive back to the port

We were back at the boat by 4:00.

Civitavecchi sign

When we came back from our Rome tour, we saw that the ship was docked next to the replica/faux lighthouse.

Date after World War II. Approx. 20 m (66 ft) round stone tower.

In 108 AD, the Roman Emperor Trajan built two lighthouses at Centumcellae, now Civitavecchia. In 1616, Pope Pius V built a new lighthouse on the foundation of one of the Roam towers, and in 1860 Pope Leo IX had a second-order lantern installed on the tower.

replica lighthouse next to ship

The lighthouse was largely destroyed during World War II, and after the war a new tower was built as a historic landmark. However, the replica is much more slender and does not have the stepped form of the historic lighthouse.

Located on the old waterfront of Civitavecchia, about 50 km (30 mi) northwest of Rome. The ruins of the historic lighthouse are located on a short abandoned mole on the old waterfront of Civitavecchia. Site open, tower closed.

For dinner I had the chilled melon soup (ginger and mint)

melon soup

Cheese Tortellini at dinner

My grandson had the 8 oz. sirloin steak and fries. He had ice cream (plain vanilla) for dessert, and I had the "No Sugar Added" Pineapple Cream Cake.

Pineapple Cream Cake

We were supposed to give in our passports, and I tried to get out of it, fearing that we would not get them back in Venice, but the lady who was in charge of that reassured me.