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Civitavecchia (pronounced [ˌtʃivitaˈvɛkkja]; meaning "ancient town") is a city and major sea port on the Tyrrhenian Sea 60 kilometres (37 miles) west-northwest of Rome. Its legal status is a comune (municipality) of Rome , Lazio .
Civitavecchia ( AFI: [ˌtʃivitaˈvɛkkja]) è un comune italiano di 51 678 abitanti [1] della città metropolitana di Roma Capitale nel Lazio.
The port of Civitavecchia, with approximately 3.33 million passengers per year, is the first Italian port for cruise traffic, the second in Europe after the port of Barcelona and among the busiest in the world.
Civitavecchia, town and episcopal see, Lazio (Latium) regione, the principal port for Rome and central Italy and the main ferry link with the island of Sardinia. The port, situated on the Tyrrhenian Sea, was founded early in the 2nd century by the emperor Trajan on a stretch of coast known as.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Civitavecchia is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, in the Italian region of Lazio. A sea port on the Tyrrhenian Sea, it is located 60 kilometres west-north-west of Rome. The harbour is formed by two piers and a breakwater, on which stands a lighthouse.
A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY. You must first of all know that the port of Civitavecchia, has been known since ancient times as the Port of Rome, and is also known as Centumcellae. Built by command of emperor Trajan between 103 and 110 AD, it ows its name to the presence inside the dock of a hundred clefts ( cento anfratti) used for collecting goods.
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