Tour Della Via Appia Antica - Sulla Via Dei Romani Tra Roma e Napoli

The Via Appia Antica, also known as Regina Viarum, is one of the major roads built by the ancient Romans to connect Rome with the provinces of their empire. Built in 312 BC, it began in Porta Capena, near the Circus Maximus (Rome), and continued south until it reached Capua (province of Caserta). Later it was extended to Benevento and then across the Apennines, to Venosa and then to Taranto. Finally, before 191 BC, it was led to Brindisi, where two columns, one of which is still present, indicated the end point of the road. Today, with its 2300 years of history, the Appia Antica shows intact the signs of a fascinating past, in a continuous development between the “dark ages” of the Middle Ages, when it assumed the role of a pilgrimage route to Brindisi, to give pilgrims the opportunity to embark for the Holy Land, passing through the rediscovery of the Renaissance period. The state-owned stretch of the Via Appia runs for a length of 12 km, evidence of the past that still animate this suggestive stretch of countryside, where no natural architectural barrier stands between the visitor and the beautiful view of the Castles. The Appia Antica Regional Park with its 4,580 hectares of urban protected area is the largest park in Europe and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.