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Ostia Antica open or not May 1?

Posted by (Cincinnati, OH, USA) on

I asked earlier on the RS Forum if Ostia Antica would be open on May 1. I am aware that many of the public museums will be closed for this holiday and thought that Ostia Antica might also be closed. One of the responses I received confirmed it would be closed May 1. Sometime prior to my making the aforementioned post on the Forum I had contacted the Friends of Roman Ostia Foundation (FORO) in Maryland. This is not an organization with a full time staff and I thought it might take some time to get a response.

Well it did. I just recently did receive a lovely response to my inquiry of some time ago, and the representative of FORO said it would be open May 1. Would anyone else care to comment on this?
Jon

Posted by
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I think I would trust someone in Rome ahead of someone in Maryland. I am sure they are well intention in Maryland but they could be working with second hand info.

Posted by
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Pre-trip, my go-to place for information like this is the official website of the place itself. However, even that is not guaranteed 100% accurate, especially if you are checking far in advance. So I would most certainly hit the Ostia Antica website shortly before you head to Europe. You could also telephone, though I don't know what the odds are of getting an English speaker.

Not liking to come up against unpleasant last-minute surprises, my general rule of thumb in situations like this is that if the news is bad, I tend to believe it. If the news is good, I seek confirmation.

Not a lot of help, I know.

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