racetrack
Vallelunga Circuit
Rome's historic racetrack, opened in 1951 north of the city and named after F1 pioneer Piero Taruffi. A staple of Italian GT racing with regular open track days for road drivers.
48 km · about 55 min drive
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Civitavecchia
Lazio, Italy · Europe
About Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia sits on the route: 10 minutes from Aurelia, 56km from Ostia Antica.
Civitavecchia is in Lazio, Italy, with about 48,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Aurelia, about 5 km away.
Civitavecchia (Italian: [ˌtʃivitaˈvɛkkja], lit. 'Ancient Town'; Latin: Centumcellae, and later, Civitas Vetus) is a city, major sea port and comune (municipality) on the Tyrrhenian Sea, in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital in the region of Lazio in Italy, 60 kilometres (37 miles) west-northwest of Rome. It hasRead more
51,359 inhabitants.
Civitavecchia's harbour is formed by two piers and a breakwater on which stands a lighthouse.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Civitavecchia?
Within an hour or so of Civitavecchia: Vallelunga Circuit (48 km), Ostia Antica (56 km), St Peter's Basilica (58 km), Sistine Chapel (58 km).
Are there any good drives near Civitavecchia?
The nearest famous roads are Appian Way.
Where is Civitavecchia?
Civitavecchia is in Lazio, Italy, about 5 km from Aurelia.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 47,543
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Lazio
- Timezone
- Europe/Rome
- Coordinates
- 42.0932, 11.7967
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Italy
ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.
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Worth the detour from Civitavecchia
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
ancient ruins
Ostia Antica
The remarkably well-preserved harbor city of ancient Rome, featuring apartment blocks, baths, theaters, and commercial buildings that reveal Roman urban life.
56 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
St Peter's Basilica
Largest church in the world in Vatican City, a Renaissance masterpiece crowned by Michelangelo's iconic dome.
58 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
Sistine Chapel
Chapel in the Apostolic Palace famous for Michelangelo's breathtaking ceiling frescoes and The Last Judgement.
58 km · about 65 min drive
museum
Vatican Museums
A vast complex of galleries culminating in the Sistine Chapel, containing one of the world's most important art collections.
58 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
Sacro Bosco di Bomarzo
The 16th-century 'Park of Monsters', a wooded valley of colossal mannerist grotesques: an ogre's mouth you walk into, a leaning house, war elephants carved from living bedrock. Ignored for centuries, adored by Salvador Dalí.
58 km · about 65 min drive
castle
Castel Sant'Angelo
A towering cylindrical fortress on the banks of the Tiber in Rome, originally built as a mausoleum for Emperor Hadrian.
59 km · about 70 min drive
landmark
Piazza Navona
Rome's most elegant Baroque square built over an ancient Roman stadium, adorned with Bernini's Fountain of the Four Rivers.
60 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Civitavecchia
- 66 kmAppian WayOne of the earliest and most important Roman roads, stretching from Rome to Brindisi and still lined with ancient tombs and ruins.
Driving in Italy
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.82/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€8.50/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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