Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella – Appian Way loop from Parco Naturale Regionale Appia Antica

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Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella – Appian Way loop from Parco Naturale Regionale Appia Antica

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Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella – Appian Way loop from Parco Naturale Regionale Appia Antica

01:23

5.42km

20m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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804 m

Via Appia Antica with Grazing Sheep

Highlight • Historical Site

Ancient Rome at my doorstep

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1.68 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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2.70 km

Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella

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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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2.74 km

San Nicola Church at Capo di Bove

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There is not much left to see except a few wall ruins, but it is a quiet, beautiful corner on the Via Appia Antica.

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4.37 km

Appian Way

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You simply have to have walked along the Via Appia Antica. Here is one of the most beautiful and best-preserved sections of the route, with many tombs. If you can set it up, you should go as early as possible in the morning or early evening, when the light is best for taking photos.

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4.75 km

Tomb of Hilarius Fuscus

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There are many tombs along the Via Appia Antica. If you are really interested, you should book a guided tour, where you will be told a lot. There are also guided e-bike tours with rental bikes. One should be prepared to shake oneself up on the ancient pavement. That can get tiring. At that time, noble Romans had themselves carried in palanquins when they had to travel on the Via Appia.

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5.07 km

Tomb of Rabiria on the Appian Way

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One of the many monuments that can be seen for free in Rome

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5.42 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.88 km

1.54 km

Surfaces

5.13 km

270 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 22 October

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Comments

June 27, 2023,Via Appia Antica

There is also the possibility to book guided bike tours with rental e-bikes along the Via Appia Antica. We met several groups. The stone pavement is of course quite bumpy to drive. Wealthy Romans therefore had themselves carried in a sedan chair when they had to travel the Via Appia. Today's tourists, pedaling after their guide, didn't seem to have …

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