Ostia - Lido

Ostia is a large neighbourhood in the X Municipio of the comune of Rome. Ostia (also called Ostia Lido or Lido di Roma or Lido di Ostia) is also the only municipio or district of Rome on the Tyrrhenian Sea and many Romans spend the summer holidays there. With about 85,000 inhabitants, Ostia is the first or second-most populated frazione of Italy. The town is located on Tyrrhenian coast, close to Acilia and separated to Fiumicino by the mouth of the Tiber River (Tevere).
The neighbourhood was founded in 1884 near the remains Ostia Antica, the port city of ancient Rome. The first inhabitants were peasants coming from Ravenna, in Romagna. Thanks to the opening of the urban Roma-Ostia railway in 1924, the new village became soon the favourite sea resort of the Romans, while many Art Nouveau houses were built on the waterfront. The new village was connected to central Rome through the new Via Ostiense, which was opened in 1907. During the Fascist period, the government massively expanded the neighbourhood, which got its ultimate architectural character thanks to many new buildings in Stile Littorio. New infrastructures, like a second road to Rome (the Via del Mare), the promenade, and a water airport were all built during this period. After World War II, many bathing establishments were built on the sea side, and Ostia experienced a tourist boom.