Civitavecchia
You’ll know you are in Italy when …. you disembark from your cruise liner in the busy port city of Civitavecchia, to be greeted by the sight of the massive fort designed by Michelangelo looming over the harbour gateway, and spy the pretty Vanvitelli fountain as you head for the central Piazza Leandra. Civitavecchia ismore the cruise port that serves Rome, fifty miles inland, and most are unfortunately in a hurry to bypass the city to sightsee in the great capital.