Appian Way: How to explore Rome’s original superhighway by bike. Richard Collet swaps the Colosseum for another ancient wonder: the 2,300-year-old, 600km route from the Italian capital to Brindisi.

Stretching from the heart of Rome into the Italian countryside, the Appian Way is more than just a road—it’s a path through history. Built over 2,000 years ago, this ancient highway carried ...

Once the lifeline of the Roman Empire, the Appian Way connected cities, armies, and trade like never before. Over 2,000 years later, parts of this ancient road are still in use!

Ancient Rome’s Appian Way Is Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site The 500-mile-long stone highway is Italy’s 60th property to receive the designation. Sonja Anderson - Daily Correspondent.

Earlier this month, the Appian Way in its entirety, all 341-odd miles from Rome to Brindisi, a city on Italy’s southeastern coast, was pitched as a candidate to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Italy’s ancient Roman Appian Way has been admitted to the UNESCO World Heritage List, becoming the country’s 60th entry on the list. Skip to main content. Open Main Menu Navigation.

A surprising find has been made by Italian archaeologists. They discovered an Ancient Roman bath complex at the Appian Way Regional Park had been transformed into a church with a marble baptistery.

All roads lead to Rome, as the saying goes, and the most prestigious is the Appian Way, the strategic highway for the Roman Empire now hoping to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A paved road ...

Italy’s ancient Roman Appian Way has been admitted to the UNESCO World Heritage List, becoming the country’s 60th entry on the list. Skip to main content. Open Main Menu Navigation.

Italy’s ancient Roman Appian Way has been admitted to the UNESCO World Heritage List, becoming the country’s 60th entry on the list. Skip to main content. Open Main Menu Navigation.