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 ...

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.

Walk along the Ancient Appian Way is ranked #21 out of 26 things to do in Rome. See pictures and our review of Walk along the Ancient Appian Way.

The Appian Way Regional Park in Rome recently bid farewell to a "beautiful" stone head from antiquity, uncovered during the excavation of the fifth-century A.D. Basilica of Santo Stefano.

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.

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.

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.

FILE - A man jogs on the ancient roman Appian Way in Rome, Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. Italys ancient Roman Appian Way was admitted to the UNESCO World Heritage List on Saturday, July 27 2024, becoming ...

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.