Christian Rome, Catacombs & Appia Appian Way Tour Guided With Disposal Car

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Via Appia - the oldest roads of Rome, The Ancient Appian way, few minutes from Circus Maximum, near Saint Sebastian door and Caracalla thermal bath, it was commissioned by a consul, Appius Claudius Caecus in 312 BC.

its nicknamed was Regina Viarium it means queen of the roads, infact it was the first and most important road that led to Brindisi, it was built during the war agaist the city. During a trip along the ancient Appian way, our local guide will show you the most important interesting sights
 
Via Appia & Catacombs Experience
What we will see during the tour?
 

• Church Domine Quo Vadis
• Funeral Monumets
• San Sebastian Catacombs
• Cecelia Metella funerary monument
• Castrum Caetani
• Saint Nicola and Capo di Bove

 
 
 
About the Domine Quo Vadis church, convention has it that Jesus once met Peter here.
Peter decide to return to its country but, after he met with Jesus he changed his mind. Today inside the church it is possible to see a stone where it is placed Jesus' marks foot when he met Peter and he spoke with him.During our tour several burial sites were built along Appian way, the guide will show you the particular evolution of these tombs.

Cecilia Metella was the daughter of an important general under emperor Caesar, was the daughter of Quintus Cecilius Metellus Creticus and wife of Marcus Licinius Crassus who in 71 BC he had stifled the slave revolt led by Spartacus.
The construction of the mausoleum dates back to the 1st century AD, the war scenes near the epigraph were aimed at celebrating the importance of the family.

Castrum Caetani , in 1299 the mausoleum of Cecilia Metella was transformed into a papal residence, Pope Boniface VIII Caetani built his palace, the remains still visible, it is a castle surrounded by walls and crenellated towers and in the courtyard a church.





Tour Includes

• An Expert, English-speaking tour guide
• An Expert, English-speaking inside the Catacombs
• Disposal Car for two hours
• Pick up at your hotel in Rome
• Return at your hotel in Rome

Tour information

• Not included: tickets, headsets
• Duration of Tour: 3 Hours
• Departure Point:  from your hotel
• DR0P off Tour: at your hotel