We are on a cruise and have called at Civitavecchia on the Italian coast. Most people get up early for a day trip to Rome, but we decided to take it easy and just spend the day in Chivi, as the locals possibly call it.
It has a large port, and so we caught the shuttle bus outside the dock gates and set off on a walk.
Right at the dock entrance is a fortress that is in great condition. It certainly repelled everyone from the ship as there was no way of getting inside. However, there was also miles of wire fencing so once you got near to it there was no way out apart from to follow it right round in a loop.
Eventually we found a route to the seafront and to the rather empty big wheel.
We followed the promenade to the Victorian Bridge.
The bridge leads from the promenade to a little island just offshore. The internet said that it had a bar that was open until daily until 3am, however there was no sign of any bar, so it just proves that you can't always trust AI.
We put our disappointment aside and read a noticeboard that told us more about the area. In it's heyday thousands of day trippers used to catch the train here from Rome. They would get off at the station that is just one street back from the coast, and then walk straight on to this bridge across to the island.
They would then spend the day swimming and sunbathing and then the evening dancing and drinking.
It sounds lovely, but sadly not today.
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