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1 Caffarella Valley
Starting from the Park headquarters you turn off the via Appia Antica shortly after Domine Quo Vadis church and as you ride along via della Caffarella you are immerged in the natural surroundings of the Caffarella valley, one of the best conserved stretches of Roman countryside, with ruins and old farm-houses.
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Main Features: nature, history, scenery
Length: km 6,5 km
Difficulty: suitable for all
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2 The Tormarancia estate
Setting off from the Park headquarters you follow via Ardeatina for a short stretch,then where it meets via dei Numisi you take a path that runs through most of the Tormarancia estate, an area of outstanding natural value recently included in the Park.
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Main Features: naturebr>
Length: 7,6 km
Difficulty: for fit cyclists
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3 Porta S. Sebastiano, Cecilia Metella and Circo di Massenzio
In the three kilometres between the Park headquarters(Porta S.Sebastiano is just before these) and Cecilia Metella's mausoleum we find S.Callisto's catacombs, the Basilica di S.Sebastiano, with its catacombs, Romolo's mausoleum with the remains of Massenzio's villa and the Villa Imperiale circus.
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Main Features: historic monuments
Length: 6 km
Difficulty : suitable for all
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4 The via Appia Antica to the Grande Raccordo Anulare
Thanks to the rennovation work on the Appia Antica it is now back to its original size and is viable as far as the Grande Raccordo Anulare ringroad. You can immerge yourself in Roman history whilst riding through the countryside.
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Main Features: history, scenery
Length: 17 km
Difficulty : for fit cyclists
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5 The Aqueducts and the valle della Caffarella
The route starts with a long stretch on via Appia Antica in its monumental section, after passing through Quarto Miglio and crossing via Appia Nuova you take via Appio Claudio which brings you to the Aqueducts in their full glory with a delightful green backdrop. From here you ride to Tor Fiscale, taking the cycle path you get back to via Appia Nuova then along a stretch of via Latina to reach the Valle della Caffarella from Largo Tacchi Venturi.
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Main Features: history, scenery and nature
Length: 17 km
Difficulty: for fit cyclists
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Note
For the sake of convenience the routes proposed all set off from the Park headquarters where bicycles can be hired at weekends and holidays (this service is shortly to be extended to weekdays too). We would like to remind those coming from close to the Park that the headquarters are about 3 km from the Colosseum.
Length indicates the whole round trip.
Some of the routes proposed are on public roads open to traffic: we advise you to keep to the right and take particular care crossing.
On Sundays and public holidays via Appia Antica is shut to private vehicles from 9.00 to 16.00 in the winter and from 9.00 to 18.00 in spring and summer.
On the stretches of via Appia Antica paved with the original flagstones we advise you to dismount.
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