what is civitavecchia maritima
Civitavecchia [ËtÊivitaËvÉkkja] is a town and comune of the province of Rome in the central Italian region of Lazio.A sea port on the Tyrrhenian Sea, it is located 80 kilometres (50 miles) west-north-west of Rome, across the Mignone river.The harbour is formed by two piers and a breakwater, on which is a lighthouse.ivitavecchia railway station, opened in 1859, is the western terminus of the RomeâCivitavecchia railway, which forms part of the PisaâLivornoâRome railway. A short line linking the town center to the harbour survived until the early 2000s.