Monday, May 4, 2009

at the beach




Ostia is the local beach of Rome. It's only 20 minutes by local train. It's close to the archaeological site of Ostia Antica and for me it's the perfect getaway from the busy streets of Rome.

I am amazed by how quickly the scenario changes, the atmosphere is more relaxed, the air cleaner. I particularly enjoy going to Ostia during the off season, in May for example, when the beach is not crowded and you can walk around catching the breeze and maybe stopping for some fresh fish..

Here are some pics:

2 comments:

Jessica said...

These are really beautiful photos Petu. I was going to do a post featuring Ostia later this spring but you might have already beat me with these pics!

Petulia said...

he he..hardly! BUt the light was so nice it was easy to take nice shots. Thanks for the compliments, anyway