{"id":14549,"date":"2025-07-22T16:35:50","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T14:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecobikeroma.it\/?p=14549"},"modified":"2025-07-22T16:44:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T14:44:14","slug":"appian-way-walking-tour-a-short-itinerary-in-the-appian-way-regional-park-rome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecobikeroma.it\/en\/appian-way-walking-tour-a-short-itinerary-in-the-appian-way-regional-park-rome\/","title":{"rendered":"Appian Way Walking Tour: A Short Itinerary in the Appian Way Regional Park, Rome"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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If you’re looking for a unique experience in Rome<\/strong>, we highly recommend exploring the Appian Way Regional Park<\/strong>\u2014 one of the most fascinating and peaceful green spaces in the city<\/span>. Located just steps from the Colosseum<\/strong> and Circus Maximus<\/strong>, this park stretches along the ancient Via Appia Antica<\/strong>, offering an unforgettable blend of Roman history<\/strong>, archaeology<\/strong>, nature<\/strong>, and tranquility<\/strong><\/span>.<\/h2>

\ud83d\udeb6\u200d\u2642\ufe0f Start Your Appian Way Walking Tour from Porta San Sebastiano<\/span><\/h1>

To follow this short self-guided walking itinerary<\/strong>, we suggest starting at PORTA SAN SEBASTIANO<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span>, one of the main entrances to the park. This is the largest and best-preserved gate<\/strong> of the Aurelian Walls<\/strong>.<\/h2>

Here you can visit the MUSEUM OF THE WALLS<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0and walk approx. 350 meters<\/strong> along the wall\u2019s walkway, with scenic views over the park and the city.<\/h2>

\u271d\ufe0f Stop 1 \u2013 Church of Domine Quo Vadis<\/span><\/h1>

After leaving the gate behind, you\u2019ll come across a replica of the first milestone<\/strong> of the Appian Way embedded in a villa\u2019s wall. A few minutes further, stop at the CHURCH OF DOMINE QUO VADIS<\/strong><\/span>, named after the episode in which Saint Peter<\/strong>, fleeing Rome, meets Jesus<\/strong> and asks, \u201cWhere are you going, Lord?\u201d<\/em> Jesus replies that he is returning to be crucified again. Peter then decides to go back and face his martyrdom.<\/h2>

Inside the church, you\u2019ll find a stone with the footprints of Christ<\/span><\/strong> \u2014 a symbolic memory of this encounter (the original is kept in the Basilica of San Sebastiano<\/strong>).<\/h2>

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\u26ea Stop 2 \u2013 Catacombs and Basilica of San Sebastiano<\/span><\/h1>

We recommend continuing along the quiet private path of the CATACOMBS OF SAN CALLISTO<\/span><\/a><\/strong>, walking past them, and stopping at the Basilica of San Sebastiano fuori le Mura<\/strong>.<\/h2>

According to tradition, this was where the bodies of Saints Peter and Paul<\/strong> were temporarily kept during persecutions<\/span>.<\/span> Inside the church, you can admire:<\/h2>