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Beach in Ostia

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My husband and daughter have requested a stop at the beach in Ostia after we visit Ostia Antica in two weeks. We are well aware it will be too cold to swim - they would just like to walk around the beach a few minutes.

Can you recommend which stop on the Roma-Lido line? There seem to be four along the coast, starting with Lido Centro.

And then, can you recommend a beach? I'm assuming we should go to a public beach?

Thanks for any guidance you can give me for our short "see the sea" stop in Ostia!

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If I were you, I would get off at Lido Centro. It's about a 10 minute walk to the main "Piazza dei Ravennati" which has a pier that sticks out into the water. Here are directions:
https://goo.gl/maps/DYDbLiP1zPu

Here's the view from the end of that pier (360 degree): https://goo.gl/maps/yyNVYBaniit

No need to worry about public versus private beach if you're just going to walk along the shore. The shoreline at the water is entirely public - the private beaches start a certain distance back from the water.

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You're welcome. And don't be intimidated by the gritty nature of the area around the train station. Perfectly safe with the usual precautions you should be following everywhere.

Also, there's a decent pizza/sandwich place at the Piazza della Posta. Called Andrino's. Under some trees. Here's a link to the Streetview of it: https://goo.gl/maps/UMV1J6wkL3R2

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