Appian Aqueducts eBike Tour (Catacombs & Brunch Option)
Ancient Appian Way e-bike Tour crosses the famous Parco dell’Appia Antica, an important biological corridor in Rome city centre, in a unique environment, in which an evocative nature frames this tour with a lot of history, culture, and art. This itinerary was created to introduce you to a magnificent road with many monuments that meet.
The park of Aqueduct is a tale of the history of water in Rome and related engineering works, in fact six ancient Roman aqueducts converge here.
You will ride a top-notch e-bike on a smooth 2,300-year-old meadow and relive the history of the great empire, crossing a unique landscape full of ancient footprints, imperial mansions, statues and tombs. A is a very emotional bike tour.
If you choose the 5-hour tour option you will also visit the Catacombs of San Callisto and a much deserved break next to the Acqueducts Park will await you to enjoy a tasty brunch in the morning tour or aperitif in the afternoon.
Options
Appia+Catacombs+Brunch/Aperiti
Duration: 5 hours
Lunch Box
Aqueducts and Catacombs
eBike
What's included in Appian Aqueducts eBike Tour (Catacombs & Brunch Option)
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Porta San Sebastiano
An imposing southern gateway to the city of Rome. The Porta di San Sebastiano, part of the Aurelian Walls built around 275 AD, also marks the beginning of the historic Via Appia Antica. Be enchanted by its beauty and discover the numerous medieval graffiti that testify to the flow of pilgrims over the centuries.
THIS STOP IS INCLUDED ONLY IN THE 5-HOUR TOUR. Visit to the official funerary complex of the Church of Rome. The largest underground cemetery in the city with corridors that reach a length of about 20km. The catacombs of St. Callixtus, a sacred place dating back to the second century BC, take their name from the deacon Callixtus I. More than 50 martyrs and 16 popes and half a million Christians were buried here.
Appian Way (Via Appia Antica)
Also known by the Romans as Regina Viarum (the queen of roads), it is considered the greatest civil engineering work of the ancient world. You will be fascinated by the history of the Via Appia Antica. A story that began in the 4th century BC thanks to the censor Appius Claudius, known as the Blind, who had it built with the aim of facilitating the flow of Roman troops towards the south. The initial stretch from Rome to Capua was extended in the following centuries until it reached Brindisi, the most important port of Ancient Rome.
Inclusions
- Guided visit of the Catacombs (included in the 5-hour version only)
- Helmet - Mobile phone holder - Handlebar holder
- Child (6-10) is valid only if they are less than 4/7 feet
- High quality e-bike
- Child seat until 25 kg
- Brunch (Mattina) - Aperitivo con salumi + Bibite (Pomeriggio) (included in the 5-hour version only)
- Optional Tip
- Brunch (Mattina) - Aperitivo con salumi + Bibite (Pomeriggio) (included in the 5-hour version only)
- (included in the 5-hour version only) Guided visit of the Catacombs
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- The reduction for children (age 6-10) is valid only if they are less than 4/7 feet tall (143 cm) because they will have a trailer bike and not a bike alone
- Max weight: 120 KG - 265 pounds.
- You MUST know how to ride a bike WELL
- In the afternoon there will be a tasty Aperitif to replace the Brunch (included in the 5-hour version only)
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Roma STARBIKE - 0,03 mi from the "Colosseo" Metro station (Line B) - Next to the Carrefour Supermarket
