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Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella – Appian Way loop from Aurelian Walls

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Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella – Appian Way loop from Aurelian Walls

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Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella – Appian Way loop from Aurelian Walls

00:39

10.4km

80m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 27, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 8.46 km for 121 m

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Bus stop

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51 m

Caffarella Park

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one of the most beautiful parks in Rome

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119 m

Church of Santa Maria in Palmis (Domine Quo Vadis?)

Highlight • Religious Site

Santa Maria in Palmis (known as Domine Quo Vadis?) Is a small church on the Via Appia Antica. It was built in the 9th century on the spot where, according to the apocryphal book of Acts of Peter (Acts of Peter), Peter, fleeing from Rome, met Christ. The apostle asked Jesus where he was going (Domine, quo vadis? - Lord, where are you going?). He replied with “Venio Romam iterum crucifigi” (I come to Rome to be crucified again).

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2.20 km

Villa of Maxentius

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The villa of Maxentius, built in a panoramic position on the slope of a hill facing the Alban Hills, is an imperial villa in Rome that belonged to the Roman emperor Maxentius. The complex is located along the ancient Appian Way and consists of three main buildings: the palace, the circus of Maxentius and the dynastic mausoleum.

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2.26 km

Roman Ruins on the Appian Way

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2.43 km

Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella

Highlight • Historical Site

The Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella is a grandiose Roman funerary monument dedicated to a wealthy Roman matron, a member of one of the most important noble families of the time. The complex was built between 30 and 10 BC. and reused in medieval times as a tower of a perfectly preserved castle. The residential part of the fortification houses the "Appia Museum", a collection of statues, sarcophagi, inscriptions and reliefs from the Via Appia Antica and relating to the rich funerary monuments that overlooked it.

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2.52 km

Appian Way

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

The Via Appia Antica is therefore a road with reduced traffic (and almost completely closed to traffic on Sundays), constituting a route of indisputable charm for cyclists who want to travel it. In fact, you cycle for long stretches in a very special atmosphere, among ancient funerary monuments and beautiful pine trees immersed in the Roman countryside, and in some places it is easy to think that you have stepped back in time. As if that weren't enough, from the Appia Antica it is very easy to make a detour to the beautiful Caffarella park, a vast natural area that is hard to believe can be found in the middle of Rome.
Starting from the center of Rome, the Appia Antica runs from its own location to the town of Frattocchie, where it rejoins the new Appia.

(source: bikeitalia.it/la-regina-viarum-lappia-antica-in-bicicli/)

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5.13 km

Via Appia Antica (Ancient Appian Way)

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The first suburban miles of Via Appia Antica in southeastern Rome are a Grade I archeological site and a popular recreational area. The road and its surroundings are protected as a regional park from the further approach of suburban development. As an arterial road, the Appia was in antiquity lined with tombs, estates and spas. In addition to numerous aboveground monuments on the edge of the road are some excavations and the entrances to several early Christian catacombs. (Source: Wikipedia)

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5.94 km

Appian Way

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The Appian Way is the ideal continuation of the discourse on imperial monumentality. If the forums and palaces were proof of power within the city, the Appian Way (or Via Appia) was a demonstration of Rome's power beyond its borders, a peerless feat of engineering and propaganda.

Called by the ancients Regina Viarum (Queen of Roads), the Appian Way is more than just a route: it is an open-air museum that embodies the wealth, politics, and ambition of every Roman era. Cyclists, both Roman and otherwise, love to travel, a journey through nature and history.

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10.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.73 km

4.52 km

105 m

Surfaces

6.13 km

2.01 km

1.66 km

472 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella – Appian Way loop from Aurelian Walls

Caffarella Park

Church of Santa Maria in Palmis (Domine Quo Vadis?)

Villa of Maxentius

Roman Ruins on the Appian Way

Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella

Appian Way

Via Appia Antica (Ancient Appian Way)

Appian Way

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