Beaches at Ostia are crowded during the summer months and are full of deck chairs and sunbeds that you have to rent. If you would like a bit more space and a chance to sit on the sand without paying for the privilege you can take a bus from the Cristoforo Colombo train station or hire a bike with specialized company for make a tour around this area. This heads south towards Torvaianica. After a couple of miles of beach and dunes that are closed to the public you come to public beach areas, the dunes of Castelporziano, These have good restaurants, toilets and showers and all the area is a natural reserve and the biggest pinewood in Rome if you get lost ask for "Cancelli" everybody knows this area as this name
