Must-SeeVatican Museums and St. Peter's
About 6.2 miles away
Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter's Basilica. Book the museums ahead.
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Appian Way
The ancient road south from Rome, still paved with Roman stones and lined with tombs and pines, with catacombs beneath it.
- Open
- Always; each catacomb closes one day a week, so check before you go
- Price
- Free; the catacombs and some sites charge
- Time Needed
- Half a day
- Address
- Via Appia Antica, RomeDirections
- Getting There
- Bus 118 from the city center, or a taxi to the park's visitor point.
Why Go
Begun in 312 BC, the road is now the heart of a regional park. Rent a bike and ride its quiet stretches past cypresses, ruined tombs and the round Tomb of Caecilia Metella.
Beneath it run the catacombs, miles of early Christian burial tunnels. Those of San Callisto and San Sebastiano can be toured with a guide.
Tips
- On Sundays much of the road is closed to cars, which makes it the best day to cycle.
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