Appian Way
One of the earliest and most important Roman roads, begun in 312 BC by the censor Appius Claudius Caecus and later running all the way to Brindisi. The stretch leaving Rome still has its original paving stones, lined with tombs, pines and the entrances to catacombs.
- Where
- Rome, Lazio, Italy
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 41.8414, 12.5325
Get the Appian Way stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Appian Way. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Lazio volume with your photos and a note.
Near Appian Way
St Paul Outside the Walls 5.0 km
One of Rome's four major papal basilicas, built over the traditional tomb of the apostle Paul outside the old city walls. Its vast nave of columns is ringed by mosaic portraits of every pope, and it is still the church of the Benedictine abbey beside it.
Archbasilica of St John Lateran 5.4 km
The cathedral of Rome and the seat of the pope as its bishop, which ranks it above every other Catholic church, St Peter's included. It is the only church in the world called an archbasilica, and its huge facade is crowned by statues of Christ and the saints.
Baths of Caracalla 5.4 km
The shell of a huge public bath complex built around AD 212 to 216 under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, the second largest in Rome. Its brick walls still stand to great height, and in summer the ruins become an open-air stage for opera.
Circus Maximus 6.3 km
The valley between the Palatine and Aventine hills where ancient Rome raced its chariots, on a track 621 metres long that could hold more than 150,000 spectators. Little stonework survives, but the long grassy oval is now a public park that keeps the shape of the course.
Colosseum 6.4 km
The largest amphitheatre the Romans ever built, begun under Vespasian in AD 72 and finished by his son Titus in AD 80. Its proper name, the Flavian Amphitheatre, comes from the family of emperors who paid for it, and its broken outer ring still stands over the eastern end of the Forum.
Arch of Constantine 6.4 km
The largest Roman triumphal arch, 21 metres high, raised by the Senate and dedicated in AD 315 to mark Constantine's victory at the Milvian Bridge. It stands between the Colosseum and the Palatine on the old triumphal route, and much of its carving was taken from earlier imperial monuments.
Palatine Hill 6.4 km
The centremost of Rome's seven hills and one of the oldest inhabited parts of the city, where emperors later built their palaces. Today it is an open-air museum of ruins and pine trees, looking down on the Forum on one side and the Circus Maximus on the other.
Santa Maria Maggiore 6.8 km
The largest church in Rome dedicated to the Virgin Mary, one of the four major papal basilicas and the Seven Pilgrim Churches. It is dedicated to Our Lady of the Snow, after a legend of snow falling here in August, and its nave keeps mosaics from the 5th century.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Lazio
Questions
Where is Appian Way?
Appian Way is in Rome, Lazio, Italy. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are St Paul Outside the Walls (5.0 km), Archbasilica of St John Lateran (5.4 km), Baths of Caracalla (5.4 km).
How do I get the Appian Way stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Appian Way and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Lazio volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Appian Way before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Lazio volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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