Riva di Triano

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Riva di Triano is a huge, modern marina situated around two miles SE of the large commercial port of Civitavecchia in Italy. It is a popular landfall for yachts arriving at the Italian mainland after a cruise around the offshore islands of Capraia, Elba and Giglio. It is also a useful base for yachts wishing to visit ‘the eternal city’ of Rome without braving the frantic and expensive marinas closer to the city. The marina offers nearly 1200 berths on 12 pontoons for yachts of up to 42 metres. It gets quite crowded here in summer and berths are at a premium at this time, since the marina is only around 60 kilometers from Rome along the Via Aurelia.

Communication

Call Riva di Triano on VHF channel 09 prior to entry (24 hrs).

Navigation

The marina is just two miles SE of the large commercial port of Civitavecchia. The long, curving breakwater is conspicuous on the approach from S or N. The entrance is oriented NNE and an isolated port marker shows the inshore limit of the safe channel. Depths in the entrance are 4.0 and in the marina 2.5 - 6.0 metres. Entrance is tricky in strong onshore winds and could be dangerous in extreme conditions.

{Danger}}Beware of the numerous rocky reefs fringing the coast up to 100 metres off both N and S of the marina.

Berthing

Marina staff will assist with berthing. All berths are on laid moorings tailed to buoys on pontoons.

Facilities

• Shopping centre
• Small supermarket in the marina
• Four restaurants
• Bars
• Pizzeria
• Showers for disabled
• Laundry
• Sports club with gym and tennis court
• Yacht club (Club Nautico Riva di Triano)

Repairs

Boatyard. Hard standing. Indoor storage. Slipway. Travel lift (120 T). Fixed and mobile cranes. Engine, electrical and electronic repairs. Wood, fiberglass and steel repairs. Sail repairs. Divers.

Security

Good (24 hr CCTV).

Location

While the marina has good transport links, it is a long way from provisions and other shops (although there is a small supermarket and shopping centre in the marina). However, if you can hire transport, the marina is the closest base for a visit to the superb Etruscan tombs near Tarquinia and the remarkable Etruscan cemetery of Cerveteri, which together comprise a World Heritage Site and are absolutely unmissable

Etruscan tomb, Tarquinia

Etruscan burials, Tarquinia

Etruscan necropolis, Cerveteri

Tomb interior with 'seats', Cerveteri

Transportation

• The A12 road runs past the marina and it is only 60 kilometers from here into Rome.
• Buses to Rome from outside the marina
• Train station at Civitavecchia, six kilometers N of the marina.

Price

For the latest prices see Price Listing.

Current price (December 2010) for typical 13 metre yacht Euros 75 (high season), Euros 60 (low season).

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Date of member's last visit to Riva di Triano and this page's details validated:

• July 2003 --Athene of Lymington 10:20, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

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