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Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella – Appian Way loop from Santa Maria delle Mole

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Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella – Appian Way loop from Santa Maria delle Mole

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Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella – Appian Way loop from Santa Maria delle Mole

07:18

28.2km

160m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 10, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.87 km

Tempio di Ercole

Ruins

5.02 km

Roman tomb

Archaeological Site

6.84 km

Mausoleum of Casal Rotondo

Highlight • Monument

The Appian Way offers an easy walk on flat, paved terrain. Taking it from Via di Tor Carbone toward Castelli Romani and continuing along the Appian Way, just under a kilometer beyond the large nymphaeum of the Villa dei Quintili, you'll come across the imposing structure of Casal Rotondo. Located about 50 meters from the intersection with Via di Casal Rotondo, this majestic circular tomb dates back to the late 1st century BC. Over the centuries, it has undergone numerous reuses: in the Middle Ages, a peperino stone watchtower was built over the mausoleum and later incorporated into a farmhouse, now a residence.

Next to the tomb, the 19th-century architect Luigi Canina built a high brick wall to display some marble fragments found nearby, which he believed were part of the monument's original decoration. Among these remains was an inscription bearing the name "Cotta," which led to the hypothesis of a connection with Marcus Valerius Messalinus Cotta, son of the famous Messalla Corvinus, consul in 31 BC. However, more recent studies have revealed that these fragments belonged to another tomb, leaving the identity of the Casal Rotondo's true owner still unclear. The marble fragments of various sizes are today the defining feature of the complex.

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7.45 km

Ruins

7.77 km

Nymphaeum of the Villa of the Quintili

Highlight • Historical Site

The monumental nymphaeum (sacred building dedicated to a nymph, generally placed near a fountain or a source of water) overlooking the Via Appia Antica was the real entrance to the villa of the Quintili: from here, in fact, through a door that stood between two columns gave access to the park. The changes undergone by the nymphaeum in medieval times transformed it into a small castle owned by the counts of Tusculum, who between the ninth and eleventh centuries were the lords of Lazio, and have completely changed its original appearance. Even today, however, you can see around the nymphaeum a wall on top of which was the aqueduct channel that fed the nymphaeum.

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7.88 km

Appian Way Ancient Ruins

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7.98 km

Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella

Highlight • Historical Site

remains of ancient Rome on the ancient Appia

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11.3 km

Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella

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The Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella is a grandiose Roman funerary monument dedicated to a wealthy Roman matron, a member of one of the most important noble families of the time. The complex was built between 30 and 10 BC. and reused in medieval times as a tower of a perfectly preserved castle. The residential part of the fortification houses the "Appia Museum", a collection of statues, sarcophagi, inscriptions and reliefs from the Via Appia Antica and relating to the rich funerary monuments that overlooked it.

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14.5 km

Area del Casale dell'ex Mulino e Sepolcro di Annia Regilla

Archaeological Site

15.6 km

Egeria's Nymphaeum

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Rome reserves surprises in every corner

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21.5 km

Appian Way

Highlight • Historical Site

The Via Appia Antica is one of the most famous consular roads in the world. It connects Rome with Brindisi, which was once the gateway to Greece and the East. Great historical facts and age-old legends have taken place along this road. Like the one that sees St. Peter as the protagonist before the foundation of the Basilica of the same name. The paving stone stands imperturbable over time and it is still possible to see the ruts left by the carts that traveled along this road. An impressive feat of engineering considering the times. Walking in the shade of the magnificent and very tall umbrella pines of Rome, one forgets about time and space. A dive into the past in the largest urban park in Europe.

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22.1 km

Selce Tower

Highlight • Monument

The tower is - as seen from Rome - on the left side of the Via Appia Antica; it dates back to the 12th century. and was built to control the surrounding area. A large mound from the 1st century BC. BC served as the basis for the construction of the tower with the typical construction technique of black and white bands made of flint, peperino, marble and travertine flakes, which made the building visible even from long distances.
So it's not a tomb like so many other buildings along the Via Appia Antica

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28.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.3 km

8.27 km

2.52 km

967 m

134 m

Surfaces

20.3 km

4.31 km

1.60 km

1.08 km

669 m

184 m

Elevation

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Weather

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Comments

February 26, 2023,Rom: Auf den Spuren der Via Appia Antica

All roads lead out of Rome (or something like that). I had planned this route for a long time and was finally able to do it today, even if it was a bit wet at times. Exciting tour: by the Italians, the Via Appia (Antica) becomes the Queen of Roads (Regina Viarum) since it was the first (from 312 BC) …

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April 15, 2024,Von Rom nach Castel Gandolfo

No recording error, the Via Appia Antica really is that straight. But not boring 😄

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February 26, 2024,E1' 209 🇮🇹 ⛪VFs: Rom ▶ S. Maria Delle Mole

E1' tag 209 | Tour Day 1 | Mon. 2/26/24

Once you leave Rome after five kilometers and are on the Via Appia Antica, you go straight ahead for many kilometers on 2,000-year-old stone pavement past numerous remnants of ancient mausoleums and graves. An ancient street that impressed me.
More at FP:
findpenguins.com/7jc2jk51k9zyj/footprint/65dcabe1676522-52008377

🔹 de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Via_Appia_Antica

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March 10, 2026,Tag 2: Rom - Castel Gandolfo

A sunny day in Rome. Shortly after 8 a.m., I turned onto the Via Francigena Sud near the Colosseum. I passed a line of people that must have been over 300 meters long, which had already formed in front of the Colosseum entrance. 😮‍💨
After a short while, I found myself on the Via Appia Antica. Built from 312 BC …

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Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella – Appian Way loop from Santa Maria delle Mole

Mausoleum of Casal Rotondo

Nymphaeum of the Villa of the Quintili

Appian Way Ancient Ruins

Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella

Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella

Egeria's Nymphaeum

Appian Way

Selce Tower

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