A few images of the city of Fiumicino. Originally was a suburb of Rome, becoming autonomous in 1992. Fiumicino, and the intercontinental airport, are tightly connected to Ostia. The name of Fiumicino originates in the XI century from "Foce Micina" (small mouth). The first village (borgo) of Fiumicino was built under project of the architect Valadier around 1820. The great development of Fiumicino comes together with the airport "Leonardo da Vinci" in the years 50's and 60's.

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The main church of Fiumicino: "S. Maria Porto della Salute". The church was part of the so called "Borgo Valadier", the original village built between 1823 and 1828, and including customs, post office, hotel, the "Health Factory", tavern, and private houses.

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Niccolina Tower. The most inland of the 3 storical Towers of Fiumicino. Built in 1450 under Pope Nicoḷ V. Initially on the seaside, today is about 2 km far from the sea.

The pedestrian mobile bridge and, on the left, the statue of Our Lady looking at the sea. The statue is placed about in the same place where rised the "Torre Clementina". The "Torre Clementina" was built in 1773 by Clemente XIV. Destroyed by germans in 1944, unfortunately no part is still existing, except in the old photos or prints.

The Tower had a square base, 10 meters each side, and was protected by many guns.

Alessandrina Tower. Also this tower was originally located on the seaside and, during the centuries, moved away. Consequently the tower lost its defensive function and was included in the largest building of the customs.. Someone says this is not the true "Torre Alessandrina".

The church of Crocefisso, built between 1780 and 1787 with care of Card. Ruffo. You'll find the church on the left side of "via del Faro" just after the bridge "2 Giugno".

The pilots Tower

The Castle of Porto (L'Episcopio). Placed on via Portuense close to the archeological site of the "Ports of Claudio and Traiano". Looks like a true medioeval town, its first news seems to be of 1018, in a papal bull of Pope Benedetto III. Almost always under the ecclesiastic control, fortified by Pope Callisto II in 1200 and Pope Sisto IV in 1500, in the Middle Ages it was an important defense point. Inside the walls you'll find a beautiful church with a relic of S.Ippolito.

The fountain of 5 moons.

The old lighthouse, no more in use, is located between the two parts of the mouth of the Tiber river, in the area of "Isola Sacra" (Sacred Island), so called because, from the time of roman emperors, was destinated to cemetery.

Flight AZ577 of February 12 2003, landing on runway 34 L.

Flight AZ875 of October 20th 2002, landing on runway 16 R.

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Starting 1998, during the Summer season, Fiumicino is connected to Sardinia Island with a new ferrying service using fast ships. Photo: the "Scatto" of Tirrenia.

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This page last update, March 26th 2003