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The
port of Civitavecchia was founded in 108 AD by Emperor Trajan, on the
site of earlier Etruscan settlements, to provide the Empire's capital
with a safe sea haven. Since then, through the centuries of papal Rome
up to the present day, it has continued to perform the function for
which it was created - providing the safest door to the city of Rome.
Civitavecchia is situated only a few kilometres by motorway from the
Eternal City and its international airport at Fiumicino.
Disembarking at Civitavecchia means entering the heart of the
mysterious Etruscan civilisation with its fascinating and enchanting
tourist venues.
The dreamlike Tuscania, Tarquinia, Vulci, Viterbo, Cerveteri and many
others await discovery. Well aware of the natural artistic and
historical treasures to which Civitavecchia holds the key, the Port
Authority has decided to invest a considerable sum in redesigning the
port.
On the brink of the third millenium, Holy Year takes on a historic
meaning for the port of Civitavecchia - its strategic vicinity to Rome
makes it one of the capital's natural points of access. Through its
chairman Francesco Nerli and its secretary general Giovanni Moscherini,
the Port Authority has drawn up a three year operations plan (already
well underway) in order to achieve the objective it has set itself. In
short, this is a marketing mix concentrating human resources,
technology and investment. There will be the construction of a further
537 metres of cruise liner wharves and the lengthening of the harbour
arm.
On the threshold of the Jubilee, Civitavecchia has been earmarked as
the third point of arrival, together with Termini station and Fiumicino
airport, for the tourists and pilgrims that will be visiting the Holy
City. Fully aware of the importance of this event, there are plans for
the renovation of the ancient walls, the Vanvitelli fountain, the Roman
dock and the Lazaretto.
The ancient harbour will be the mooring for both cruise liners and the
vessels serving the islands (Sicily and Sardinia). Furthermore, there
will be a new 500,000 square metre trading wharf of which 25,000 square
metres will be destined for new services and offices. The operations
plan foresees the investment of over 500,000 million lire with 300,000
million earmarked for the construction and development of the
commercial and tourist port, while the remaining 200,000 million will
go toward the reconstruction of Darsena Petroli. At present,
Civitavecchia is Italy's second busiest passenger port, boasting two
million two hundred thousand passengers a year.
It is also the largest port for national coastal trade. Its railway
system includes the State Railway's ferries to nearby Sardinia.
Civitavecchia is prepared for the challenge of the third millenium by
not only becoming one of the Mediterranean's most important cruise
ports, but also one of the best equipped commercial docks in Italy.
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