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Appian Way bike tour
The Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella
A group at the parco degli acquedotti
Catacombs St Callixtus the entrance
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Via Appia private tour with watercolour session

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Price is AU$295 per adult
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Overview

This is a unique tour since you will explore one of the most remarkable Roman road , the Appian way with its splendid ruins and enjoy a watercolour session with the teacher Jessica Pintaldi. We will visit the tomb of Cecilia Metella and the splendid Villa of Massenzio, together with the Circus and the Mausoleum built after the premature death in 309 B.C of his son Romulus. We will reach finally either the Saint Callixtus catacombs, lying below the Basilica of the same name. At the end of the tour will follow a watercolour session conducted by the watercolorist Jessica Pintaldi. The watercolour sketch session is available both for beginners and adults.

Activity location

  • Mausoleo di Cecilia Metella
    • Via Appia Antica, 161,
    • 00178, Rome, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Colosseum
    • 1 Piazza del Colosseo
    • 00184, Roma, Lazio, Italy

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Via Appia private tour with watercolour session in English
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h4h
  • Opening hours: Mon 9:30 am-5:00 pm
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
AU$294.80 x 1 AdultAU$294.80
Total
Price is AU$294.80

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedtransport
  • What's includedWhat's includedTour guide service
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedLunch
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedentrance tickets for sites of the tour (€ 16 p.p.)

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Note: The remaining time is for the return and time spent between the attractions.

Activity itinerary

Mausoleo di Cecilia Metella
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
The Tomb of Caecilia Metella (Italian: Mausoleo di Cecilia Metella) is a mausoleum located just outside Rome at the three mile marker of the Via Appia. It was built during the 1st century BC to honour Caecilia Metella, who was the daughter of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus, a consul in 69 BC, and the wife of Marcus Licinius Crassus who served under Julius Caesar and was the son of the famous triumvir with the same name, Marcus Licinius Crassus. The mausoleum was probably built in 30–10 BCE by her son who also had the same name, Marcus Licinius Crassus.
Circus of Maxentius
  • 40m
  • Admission ticket not included
The Circus of Maxentius built by the emperor during the 4th century a.D. is one of the largest and best preserved circus for chariot races. It was build by the emperor Maxentius soon after the death of his son Romolo. It was dedicated to Romolo. The mausoleum built for his son Romulus is also annexed to the circus.
Catacombs of Saint Callixtus
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
The catacombs of St. Callixtus are among the greatest and most important of Rome. They originated about the middle of the second century and are part of a cemeterial complex which occupies an area of 90 acres, with a network of galleries about 12 miles long, in four levels, more than twenty metres deep. In it were buried tens of martyrs, 16 popes and many christians.The underground cemetery includes several areas. The area of the Popes is the most important and venerated crypt of the cemetery, called "the little Vatican" as it was the official burial place of nine popes and, probably, of eight dignitaries of Rome's 3rd century Church.
Mausoleo di Cecilia Metella
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
We will stop at the Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella for a drawing session. The watercolorist Jessica Pintaldi will teach you to make a watercolour sketch of the Mausoleum. The watercolour workshop is both for advanced students and beginners. You don't have to bring nothing. All the drawing material and colours will be given by the teacher.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESMausoleo di Cecilia Metella
    • Via Appia Antica, 161,
    • 00178, Rome, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEColosseum
    • 1 Piazza del Colosseo
    • 00184, Roma, Lazio, Italy

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