For sheer sonic splendor, it’s hard to beat “The Pines of the Appian Way” that caps Ottorino Respighi’s “The Pines of Rome.” With trumpets in the gallery and an expanded orchestra ...

In the city of Brindisi, southeast Italy, the top of the stairs in the old town marks the end of the Appian Way. It is one of many Roman roads that the empire used to conquer so much of the known ...

Oil at the End of the Appian Way A short ride outside Brindisi, in Italy’s Puglian countryside, reveals groves of olive trees as ancient as this region’s history.

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.

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 ...

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 ...