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The Appia Antica Park<\/h2>\r\nJust outside the city walls, the large Appian Way regional park<\/strong><\/a> stretches along the ancient roman way. It is one of the most remarkable discoveries in Rome, both for its natural and open landscape and for its many remains.\r\nIt includes three major Judeo-Christian catacombs<\/strong> (Catacombs of Saint Sebastian, Catacombs of Domitilla, and Catacombs of Saint Callixtus), numerous tombs, tumuli and Roman mausoleums (including that of Cecilia Metella), as well as important ancient villas and buildings (Circus of Maxentius and the Villa of the Quintili).\r\n\r\n[su_note note_color=\"#f7ece1\" text_color=\"#333333\"]It was to the southeast of Rome that the first paved Roman road, the Appian Way<\/strong><\/a>, was built, leaving Rome through the Porta San Sebastiano to reach the port of Brindisi<\/strong> 650 km away on the Adriatic Sea, passing through Capua and Taranto.\r\nThis ancient road was \"doubled\" further north from the 16th century onwards by the Via Appia Nuova, which is still designated today as SS7 (Strada Statale 7).\r\nThe area crossed by this latter road and by the nearby Via Tuscolana is mainly residential, urbanized from the 1930s onwards, when the Cinecitt\u00e0 film studios<\/strong> were also built, and especially in the 1950s.[\/su_note]\r\n\r\nAlthough the Appian Way can certainly be explored on foot, cycling is often more suitable. From the Aurelian Walls, one can freely follow the Appian Way for nearly 15 km, including 6 km beyond the G.R.A. (ring road) before it merges with the Via Appia Nuova.\r\n

Parks adjoining the Appian Way<\/h2>\r\nThe Appia Park includes other sites beyond the Appian Way itself, with the large adjoining Caffarella Park<\/strong>, crossed by the valley of the Almone stream with some remains, a farm, and meadows.\r\nBetween the Via Appia Nuova and the Tuscolana, the small Via Latina Park<\/strong> follows another Roman road lined with tombs, then the Torre Fiscale Park<\/strong> and the larger Aqueducts Park<\/strong> are crossed by several ancient aqueducts, but also by a railway line.\r\n

Main monuments and sites<\/h2>\r\n[catlist post_type=site taxonomies_and=\"interet:{interet-4,interet-3,interet-2};genre:{antique,monument,palais,pont,parc,rue,fontaine,lieu-site-quartier,quartier,sanctuaire-religieux,place,eglise};quartier:{appia-et-tuscolana}\" excerpt=yes thumbnail=yes force_thumbnail=yes thumbnail_class=classthumblist thumbnail_size=70,50 excerpt_size=12 orderby=date]\r\n

Museums<\/h2>\r\n[catlist post_type=site taxonomies_and=\"interet:{interet-4,interet-3,interet-2,interet-1};genre:{musee};quartier:{appia-et-tuscolana}\" excerpt=yes thumbnail=yes force_thumbnail=yes thumbnail_class=classthumblist thumbnail_size=70,50 excerpt_size=12 orderby=date]\r\n

More sites in the district<\/h2>\r\n[su_accordion class=\"\"][su_spoiler title=\"Other places and monuments\" open=\"no\" style=\"default\" icon=\"plus\" anchor=\"\" class=\"\"]\r\n[catlist post_type=site taxonomies_and=\"interet:{interet-1};genre:{antique,monument,palais,eglise,fontaine,lieu-site-quartier,pont,rue,sanctuaire-religieux,quartier,parc};quartier:{appia-et-tuscolana}\" excerpt=yes thumbnail=yes force_thumbnail=yes thumbnail_class=classthumblist thumbnail_size=70,50 excerpt_size=12 orderby=date][\/su_spoiler][su_spoiler title=\"Unlisted sites\" open=\"no\" style=\"default\" icon=\"plus\" anchor=\"\" class=\"\"]\r\n[catlist post_type=site taxonomies_and=\"interet:{interet-0};genre:{antique,monument,palais,eglise,parc,place,fontaine,lieu-site-quartier,pont,rue,sanctuaire-religieux,quartier};quartier:{appia-et-tuscolana}\" excerpt=yes thumbnail=yes force_thumbnail=yes thumbnail_class=classthumblist thumbnail_size=70,50 excerpt_size=12 orderby=date][\/su_spoiler][\/su_accordion]\r\n

Practical information<\/h2>\r\n