Rome - Via Appia Antica

Must-see attractions nearby: Colosseum Pantheon Trevi Fountain Vatican City Roman Forum Palatine Hill National Museum / Baths Museum

Just outside Rome, running parallel with the road, can be seen the ruins of some of the aqueducts which supplied the city with water. On either side of the road are the remains of tombs belonging to the aristocratic families of Rome - built outside the city since burials were not permitted within its walls. The ruins of these tombs and memorial stones combine with the lines and cypresses of the Roman Campagna to give the Via Appia Antica its characteristic and picturesque aspect.