# Julius II Castle and the borgo of Ostia Antica

What to do en Ostia Antica · Ostia Antica

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/ostia-antica/things-to-do/julius-ii-castle-and-borgo · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Duración: 1 h
- Temporada: All year; closed on Mondays
- Para quién: All ages

Visit · 1 h · €6 or with the integrated ticket · 15th-century fortress and a walled village five minutes from the ruins

Opposite the entrance to the excavations, on the other side of viale dei Romagnoli, is the borgo, a little walled village with its church and a few streets, and the castle that Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere, later Pope Julius II, built in the late 15th century to control the Tiber. It is open Tuesday to Sunday: from November to February from 10:30 to 16:30; from 1 March to 15 June from 10:30 to 19:30; from 16 June to 31 October, from 13:30 to 19:30. Last entry half an hour before. It costs €6 or is included in the €18 integrated ticket.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 41.7564, 12.2955

## Cerca de aquí

- [Allo Sbarco di Enea](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/ostia-antica/where-to-eat/allo-sbarco-di-enea), a 239 m
- [The excavations of Ostia, Rome's port city](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/ostia-antica/things-to-do/ostia-antica-excavations), a 328 m
- [The Baths of Neptune and their great mosaic](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/ostia-antica/things-to-do/baths-of-neptune), a 400 m
- [The theatre and the Piazzale delle Corporazioni](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/ostia-antica/things-to-do/theatre-and-piazzale-delle-corporazioni), a 561 m
- [The Thermopolium and the apartment houses](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/ostia-antica/things-to-do/thermopolium-and-apartment-houses), a 661 m
- [The Capitolium and the Forum](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/ostia-antica/things-to-do/capitolium-and-forum), a 691 m
- [Ostia Museum](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/ostia-antica/things-to-do/ostia-museum), a 701 m
- [Il Frantoio](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/ostia-antica/where-to-eat/il-frantoio), a 999 m

Destino: [Ostia Antica](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/lazio/ostia-antica.md)