03/07/14 During last night we steamed in a North Westerly direction following the West Coast of Italy towards Civiavecchia, which is a town and commune of the province of Rome in the central Italian region of Lazio. A sea port on the Tyrrhenian Sea, it is located 80 Km West-North-West of Rome across the Migone river. The harbour is formed by two piers and a breakwater, on which is a lighthouse. Civiavecchia is a major cruise and ferry port, the main starting point for sea connection from central Italy to Sardinia, Sicily, Malta, Tunis, and Barcelona. The name Civiavecchia means “ancient town”. We decided not to do much today so just went for a walk around the town, bought myself some new sandals as my old ones were knocked off, when I left them out on
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