Appian Way becomes Italy’s 60th Unesco world heritage site

Italy’s Via Appia Antica, or Appian Way, the earliest and most important road built by the ancient Romans, has been named a Unesco world heritage site.

This makes Italy the country with the world’s highest number of locations on the coveted list.

 

Known as the Regina Viarum, or Queen of Roads, Appian Way connected Rome with the port of Brindisi in the south and marked a revolution in the construction of roads.

The first section of highway was built in 312BC by the Roman statesman Appius Claudius Caecus and served as a strategic corridor for military purposes.

 

Today, the first 17km of the cobblestone path remains and is preserved within the Appia Antica archaeological park in the south of Rome.

Popular with history buffs, walkers and cyclists, the perfectly intact road is flanked by what remains of ancient Roman aqueducts and villas.

 

So if you’re in Italy on one of our pack-free guided walks make sure you check out the Appian Way.

So where do we go in Italy?

 

Our 7-day Dolomites pack-free guided walk explores Italy’s mountainous top, another UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The towering limestone peaks, dramatic rock formations, lush valleys, and pristine alpine lakes create a stunning and ever-changing backdrop for your walk.

Our 7-day Walk Tuscany’s Via Francigena tour is a feast for all the senses!

 

Not only will go explore some of the best bits of this Camino pilgrim walk you’ll also indulge in unforgettable culinary experiences, relishing in the delectable food and renowned wines that Tuscany has to offer.

And our last tour is our 8-day Mont Blanc Highlights, European Alps Walk that crosses France, Switzerland and Italy.

 

Beginning in France, you will see all that the Mont Blanc region has to offer: the French glaciers and Mer de Glace (“Sea of Ice”), the sheer cliff faces on the Italian side of the mountains, and the beautiful green pastures and idyllic rolling valleys in Switzerland.

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