Marina of Rome

The Marina of Rome (Italian: Porto Turistico di Roma) is a tourist port that rises along the banks of Ostia, in the Municipality of Rome (Italy).

History
The port, designed in the 1990s, it is part of a redevelopment project of the area of the Ostia Seaplane Base; in fact, the Centro Habitat Mediterraneo, an oasis of 20 ha managed by LIPU (Italian Bird Protection League) extends not far from one of the entrances of the port.

The construction was entrusted to ATI (Attività Turistiche e Imprenditoriali), which inaugurated the Marina in 32 months, with an investment of 120 billion lire, in June 2001.

In 2015 Mauro Balini, the administrator of the port, was arrested on charges of bankruptcy (regarding the stimulated bankruptcy of ATI), issue of false invoices, money laundering and corruption; the port is therefore administered by the Italian judiciary.

Facilities of the Marina

 * 833 berths with the possibility of hosting mega-yachts up to 55 meters long;
 * 80 shops for commercial and catering activities, apartments and offices;
 * about 1200 m of promenade (including a cycle path) with an outlet on the Ostia seafront;
 * more than 10000 m2 of exhibition areas;
 * an outdoor amphitheater with 750 seats;
 * 2,300 parking spaces on internal and external parking lots;
 * a shipyard equipped with a 400-ton travel lift;
 * offices and headquarters of the law enforcement (Guardia di Finanza, Carabinieri, Polizia di Stato and Harbour Office) and a post office.

Access
The Port of Rome is located immediately south of the mouth of the Tiber River, just 10 minutes by car from Fiumicino international airport and the archaeological park of Ostia Antica. It can be reached by public transport with the Rome-Lido "Metromare" railway.
 * From Lungomare Duca degli Abruzzi and Via dell'Idroscalo.