eBiking along the Appian Way

Highlights

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Itinerary

1. - Biggest chariot race track in Ancient Rome and starting point of the Appian Way - Capable of 250000 people, one quarter of the entire population of Rome in the hey-day - 600 m in length

   5 min

2. Among the biggest and most well preserved Roman bath; around 15000 people could bath at the same time!

   5 min

3. Erroneously considered a triumphal arch, it is instead one of the arcades of the aqueduct made by Caracalla and meant to feed his Thermal baths.

   2 min

4. The largest and among the best preserved gates in the defensive walls built by Aurelian in Rome.

   5 min

5. During Nero's persecution of Christians, Saint Peter is fleeing Rome to avoid martyrdom, he meets Jesus where now the church is and asks him "Lord, where are you going?" and he replied "I go to Rome, to be crucified again". The apostle then understands that Jesus, with this sign, asks him to return to Rome and accept martyrdom, and he obeys.

   2 min

6. One of the biggest Catacombs in town. 50 Martyrs and 16 Popes buried here. We'll ride inside the Vatican City state as this area is among the extraterritorial belongins of the Vatican in Rome!

   Passes by

7. The place where the relics of the apostles Peter an Paul were moved during the invasion of the barbarians to prevent them from being vandalized

   Passes by

8. An incredible masterpiece of engineering, connecting Rome with the south-eastern part of the empire and built in 312 BC by Appius Claudius Caecus, a politician. With a length of 360 roman miles, most of them still with the original basalt blocks paving, the Appian way is the longest ancient roman road still preserved and location of important historical events like the crucifixion of Spartacus' 6000 soldiers along the road, the capture of Rome by the Allies during WWII and in 1960 summer Olympics, part of the men's marathon course.

   2 h

9. Chosen as a location for the movie Ben Hur in 1959, the most well preserved ancient roman chariot race track, capable of around 10000 people

   10 min

10. An imperial villa of Rome, built by the Roman emperor Maxentius. The complex is located between the second and third mile of the Appian Way, it consists of three main buildings: the palace, the circus of Maxentius and the dynastic mausoleum.

    10 min

11. Monumental tomb meant to celebrate a member of an illustrious family of the 1st century BC boasting one of the members of the Triumvirate of Julius Caesar and the one who put an end to Spartacus' revolt

    2 min

12. The baths of a vast land property of the 2nd century AD with mosaics still preserved

    5 min

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

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How it compares in Rome

• Its from-price is 78% above the median of the 8352 experiences we list in Rome.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• By number of reviews it ranks 3746 of 8352.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Rome

Rome layers nearly three thousand years of history into one walkable city, from the Colosseum and Forum to Baroque piazzas and Vatican art.

Ancient Rome is still in plain sight. The Colosseum, the Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill sit together at the city's heart, the Pantheon still stands with its open oculus, and fragments of temples and aqueducts turn up between apartment blocks. Across the Tiber, Vatican City holds St Peter's Basilica, the Vatican Museums and Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling.

Top-ranked sights in Rome: Colosseum, Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel.

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