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Civitavecchia
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The only reasons to break a journey in
CIVITAVECCHIA
, 30km north, are to change trains or to pick up a
ferry to Sardinia
; try to take a night crossing to save yourself the dubious pleasure of spending a night in town. The tourist office sells tickets, but you can book ahead (essential in the summer months) from many travel agents both in the town and in other parts of Italy. Otherwise, Civitavecchia is an ugly and forgettable port that's best avoided, with little to see beyond a small
Museo Archeologico
right in the centre of town on the corner of Largo Plebiscito, just off Viale Garibaldi (Tues-Sun 9am-7pm; free).
The
ferry docks
(closed Mon) are in the centre of the town at the end of Viale Garibaldi, ten minutes' walk from the train station. There's a
tourist office
between the two at Viale Garibaldi 40 (Mon-Fri 8am-1pm & 4.30-7pm; tel 0766.25.348). Should you get stuck, however, there are two functional
hotels
, the modern
Medusa
(tel 0766.24.327; L90,000-120,000/46.48-61.98), near the 68,300km marker on Via Aurelia, which has nice, clean rooms, and the somewhat sleazy
Traghetto
(tel 0766.25.920; L90,000-120,000/46.48-61.98), on Via Braccianese Claudia - passable if you're just overnighting on the way to Sardinia. As for
eating
, there are lots of cheap trattorias and pizzerias along the seafront Viale Garibaldi, and there's not much to choose between them - the
Santa Lucia
, Viale Garibaldi 38 (closed Wed in winter), close by the tourist office, does decent pizzas.
Trattoria Sora Maria
, just back from the water, off Largo Plebiscito on Via Zara (closed Fri in winter), is a nice place that's good for fish. Other useful information
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