Appian Way & Aqueducts E-Bike Tour: Explore Ancient Rome's Wonders

Highlights

• Historic Route
• Roman Aqueducts
• Caffarella Park

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Circo Massimo

   10min

   The Circus Maximus is an ancient Roman chariot-racing stadium. It is located in the valley between the Aventine and Palatine hills, it was the first and largest stadium in ancient Rome. It measured 621 m (2,037 ft) in length and 118 m (387 ft) in width and could accommodate over 150,000 spectators.

2. 2

   Terme di Caracalla

   20min

   The Baths of Caracalla were the city's second largest Roman public baths, or thermae, after the Baths of Diocletian. The baths were likely built between AD 212 (or 211) and 216/217, during the reigns of emperors Septimius Severus and Caracalla. They were in operation until the 530s and then fell into disuse and ruin.

3. 3

   Porta San Sebastiano

   20min

   The Porta San Sebastiano is the largest and one of the best-preserved gates passing through the Aurelian Walls in Rome.

4. 4

   Catacombe di San Callisto

   30min

   The Catacombs of Callixtus are one of the main catacombs of Rome, located along the Appian Way. They sit in a very beautiful, almost pedestrian area. During our tour, we visit the catacombs area, but not the catacombs themselves.

5. 5

   Circus of Maxentius

   20min

   The Circus of Maxentius is an ancient structure in Rome, Italy, part of a complex of buildings erected by emperor Maxentius on the Via Appia between AD 306 and 312.

6. 6

   Mausoleo di Cecilia Metella e Castrum Caetani - Parco Archeologico dell'Appia Antica

   20min

   The Tomb of Caecilia Metella is one of the most well known and well preserved monuments along the Via Appia. It was built during the 1st century BC to honor Caecilia Metella, who was the daughter of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus.

7. 7

   Villa dei Quintili e Santa Maria Nova - Parco Archeologico dell'Appia Antica

   30min

   The Villa of the Quintilii is an ancient Roman villa beyond the fifth milestone along the Via Appia Antica. It was built by the rich and cultured brothers Sextus Quintilius Valerius Maximus and Sextus Quintilius Condianus (consuls in 151 AD).

8. 8

   Parco degli Acquedotti - Parco Archeologico dell'Appia Antica

   40min

   The park is named after the aqueducts that run through it. It is crossed on one side by the Aqua Felix and also contains part of the Aqua Claudia and the remains of Villa delle Vignacce to the North West. A short stretch of the original Roman Via Latina can also be seen.

Before you go

Location