Villa of the Quintilii (Villa dei Quintili) Tours and Tickets

Appian Way Bike Tour is one of the most evocative tour we propose, Ancient Apppian way is one of the first streets in Rome. 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 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.

To see more of Rome’s ancient sights than what you find in the historical center, get out of the city on this electric-assist bicycle tour to the Ancient Appian Way. Check out the ruins of the Aurelian Walls, Circus of Maxentius, and the ancient Roman aqueducts, all the while enjoying the countryside scenery without putting in too much effort. Choose from a shorter or longer duration tour, based on your schedule; the longer tour includes a guided visit inside the 2nd-century catacombs.

• Tour in the middle of nature, far from the noise of the city • In this tour, nature meets with a lot of history, culture and art • You will see the ancient Roman aqueduct • Free for children up to 5 years and and reduced price for children up to 10 years.

Explore Italy's capital city by Vespa along the great Apian Way, one of the most important roads of ancient Rome. Rev up your engine for this exciting tour, which leads you past early roman tombs and Christian catacombs, churches such as Domini Quo Vadis and the Circus of Maxentius, an exquisitely preserved Roman circus built between AD 306 and 312. Get out of the city center to experience the local countryside, learning about local sights and attractions from your expert guide as you go.

Take a break from city crowds on an eco-friendly bike tour through Appian Way, one of the oldest and most important roads in ancient Rome. Going with a guide ensures you never get lost, and see landmarks along the way that visitors often miss.

The Roman aqueducts stand today, more than two thousand years later, as a testament to the engineering genius of the ancient Romans. These massive structures not only boggle the human mind as to how they were constructed but their function and reliability are still a modern marvel. In fact, some aqueducts remain operational to this day. Walking through the modern city of Rome one will come across these monumental arched structures that often cross streets and avenues. Just outside the city, between Via Appia Antica and Via Appia Nuova, lies the Villa dei Quintili which offers its visitors the possibility of an outdoor walk through the remains of this magnificent Roman villa. In the area surrounding the Villa have been found finds of great historical value, the same building that was originally built around a large square, is one of the jewels of Via Appia

Experience the ancient “freeway” that was the Appian Way, the starting point for Roman traders and warriors journeying to the far eastern reaches of the Empire. Dating from 312 BCE, it was flanked by mausoleums, such as Cecilia Metella tomb, and villas, like Villa dei Quintilii, many of them built by Rome's most wealthy and famous families. More than anything it is the unmissable Christian Catacombs, the burial grounds of the earliest Christians who were laid to rest after death deep below the earth in maze-like underground galleries. Today, when you visit these tombs, you witness a remarkable insight into the formative early Christian community and, with the help of your guide, get a sense of how Chirstianity was born and how it developed towards what it is today.

Head for the Castelli Romani hills and take a mountain bike tour around Castel Gandolfo and the Appian Way. The day-long experience includes a train ride from Rome to the medieval hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo. Ride around pretty Lake Albano, stop for lunch with a lakeside view, then take a leisurely downhill descent along the ancient Appian Way to Rome. The route is aimed at intermediate-level cyclists and covers a distance of roughly 32 miles (50km).