NERONE-The Insider Guide:THE PARK OF THE VIA APPIA ANTICA

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Many tourists try to gdt to the Via Appia Antica from Viale delle Terme di Caracalla by walking along the Via di S.Sebastiano. This is, in fact, the logical route to take. Unfortunately there are no public buses running along this route and it is an unplesant walk because of the cars. I would suggest taking bus 613 and 714 from Piazzale Numa Pompilio to Piazza S.Giovanni in Laterano and then taking bus 218. This bus will drive along Viale delle Mura Latine, Via Appia Antica and Via Ardeatina. On the way you can get off twice to take advantage of the route. By getting off at the turn to the Via Appia Antica (Porta San Sebastiano) you can visit the Museum of the Walls and enjoy a walk along the city walls.

Catching the 218 again you can get off at the church Domine Quo Vadis located at the fork of the Via Appia Antica and the Via Ardeatina. Between the two roads there is a gate which opens to one of the entrances to the Catacombs of San Callisto . You can either walk up hill or catch the 218 again. You should get off at Largo dei Martiri delle Fosse Ardeatine where you'll find a pedestrian entrance to the park of the Catacombs. The easiest way to get to the Catacombs of San Sebastiano and to the rest of the archaeological sites along the Via Appia Antica is by taking the 660 bus from the metro station Colli Albani, on metro line B.

The two 660 termini are Colli Albani and Via Appia Antica (just past the Catacombs). By getting off at the Appia Antica terminus you can easily visit the whole area, from the Catacombs to the tomb of Cecilia Metella. Good walkers could start an itinerary among the atmospheric remains of the Via Appia Antica by starting from the fork at Via Cecilia Metella and then walking to the point where the road is suddenly interrupted by the ring road. Those among you who merely like to walk along the middle stretch of the Via Appia Antica and take a picnic could take the bus 765 from the metro station Arco di Travertino, on metro line B, and get off at the point where the Via Erode Attico meets the Via Appia Antica. There is a good brochure on the Via Appia Antica distributed for free at the EPT tourist information office in Via Parigi, 5 (near Piazza della Repubblica). This brochure was printed in at least five languages so there should be something comprehensible for everyone.