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The Via Appia was the main Roman highway that went south towards Naples. Outside the city limits, Romans buried their dead (as required by law), so the Via Appia collected a lot of tombs. On Sundays, Romans since ancient times have ridden out the Via Appia for a pleasant drive and a picnic among the tombs - it's not macabre, it's actually very pretty. The attached photo is of the Via Appia in one of the sections that has been paved over with asphalt. Note that there are sections that still have the original Roman stones. Much of this area is now a park. See http://www.parcoappiaantica.org/ en/default.asp for a great website in English for the park that contains monuments, catacombs, and the Via Appia Antica.
You will see that on Sundays and holidays, that the park is shut down to traffic and becomes a giant pedestrian zone, so I would say that walking on those days is not only safe, but encouraged.
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volopolo Sat Mar 29, 2008 00:39 UTC
Interesting page | guyfromindia Wed Feb 27, 2008 19:41 UTC
oh... i wish i had read all these before i really got hit by a bike. I was crossing the road on a zebra cross expecting the vehicles will slow down. But i was hit by a biker.. I fell down but thank god, didn't get hurt. :( | easterntrekker Sun Nov 25, 2007 20:09 UTC
Reading your pages reminds me of how much I want to go back to Rome ...looks like I missed alot my first visit..1998. Love the Temple of Saturn picture! | Escadora7 Tue Nov 20, 2007 23:29 UTC
hehehe - Rome still looks the same as in the 1970ies. Well at least the buildings do... Best wishes, Eve & Ash |
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