For runners wanting to combine their sport with a bit of culture, there is no better run than one along the Appian Way. Lined with catacombs, tombs, towers, statuary, farmland and opulent villas ...

Lined with ruins, tombs, and hidden churches, the Appian Way is where history still breathes. We follow the first seven miles of Ancient Rome’s iconic road, from the Circus Maximus to forgotten ...

The Appian Way, begun in 312 BC, was the engineering wonder of its day. It connected Rome with Capua (near Naples), ignoring natural contours and running in a straight line for much of the way.

The Appian Way — Rome’s gateway to the East — was Europe’s first super highway and the wonder of its day. Built in 312 B.C., it connected Rome with Capua (near Naples), running in a ...

The Appian Way is free to walk; entry to the park sites costs £7 and the catacombs cost £8.80. Citalia has three nights B&B at the Hotel Nazionale from £650 per person, including flights with ...

The discovery of the beautiful stone head happened right here, in the archaeological area of the Tombs of Via Latina, a satellite branch of the Appian Way Archaeological Park, directed by ...

In ancient times, chariot-racing was a favorite spectator sport along the Via Appia Antica, the old Appian Way. Today, watching joggers and bikers might be the 21st-century equivalent for visitors ...

by Rick Steves, September 26, 2024 | The Appian Way—built by Romans in 312 BC—still stands in many places, including at a park in Rome. A visit offers a glimpse into life 2,000 years ago.

THE Roman Via Appia or Appian Way is the way of all flesh, all history, and all culture. Built in the year 312 B.C. as an improvement on an existing road (nature as such had not been seen in Italy ...

The Appian Way was called the “Queen of Roads.” Twenty-nine such highways fanned out from Rome, but this one was the first and remains the most legendary. For a time-warp road trip that will ...