| tourists coming to Rome, usually have a good idea of | | | | except for some added touches of today, like tourist |
| the historic sights and what they want to see and | | | | cafes and other places to eat along parts of the road; |
| experience in Rome; after all there is a lot to see in the | | | | most being family styled trattorias that are two or |
| center of Rome. | | | | three generations old and serve delicious authentic |
| The Vatican, Colosseum, The Pantheon with it's giant | | | | Roman dishes - even if the history is not your main |
| columns still in tact, the Trevi Fountain, for that special | | | | interest, we assure you the food is worth coming for; |
| wish, by throwing a coin in the fountain, as thousands | | | | however if you’re planning a long walk along |
| do each day, usually arriving by horse and cart with | | | | the Appian Way, you’ll soon leave the typical |
| the typical Roman driver also acting as the tor guide. | | | | tourist spots behind you; take a bottle of water and |
| However almost a well kept secret and one of the | | | | something to eat.Many well know artists, film makers |
| most ancient and most spectacular sights just outside | | | | and artists have taken up residence in one of the |
| the center, something that should not be missed for a | | | | ancient Villas behind the historic walls of Appia Antica, |
| true Rome experience, is Via Appia Antica, one of the | | | | because after all there is really nothing even similar in |
| oldest roads in Rome (dating from 312 bc). | | | | the world. |
| One really feels that they have gone back in time | | | | When visiting Rome one of the worlds most visited |
| when visiting this site with the original large | | | | destinations, visitors used to choose to stay in hotels in |
| cobblestones,the Appian Way, (Latin and Italian: Via | | | | central Rome; however with more availability for the |
| Appia) was the most important Roman road, called the | | | | independent traveler on the internet, many tourists |
| “queen road”, it connected Rome to | | | | from all over the world are now choosing to stay in |
| Brindisi, Apulia in southeast Italy, some say it was the | | | | short term rental apartments in the center of Rome, |
| first highway. | | | | which is not only a less expensive way to |
| The Roman army, for its success, depended on the | | | | travel;apartment accommodation in Rome also gives |
| use of this first highway to prepare for battle.The | | | | visitors the opportunity to live like locals for a short |
| Appian Way was used as a main route for military | | | | time, experiencing the novelty of shopping like a local |
| supplies for many years since the mid-4th century BC. | | | | at the open fruit markets and trying their hand at some |
| Army bases, at that time allowed the Romans to keep | | | | Italian dishes. Apart from this experience, an apartment |
| large numbers of soldiers in the field waiting for the | | | | is roomier, the cost is less and ths space is far more; |
| opportunity to strike. By the late Republic, the Romans | | | | not to mention that visitors are not forced to eat out |
| were masters of road construction, but rarely did so | | | | three times day. They can suit themselves when they |
| until their territory expanded. | | | | want to cook a meal at home in teir own Roman |
| Today, not much has changed along the Appia Antica: | | | | kitchen. |