1. Roma – Castel Gandolfo

"From the heart of the Appia Antica Park to the Park of Castelli Romani"
The ancient Porta Capena was part of the walls called Serviane dating back to the 6th century. B.C. from here the Via Appia and the Via Latina left and from here, a few steps from one of the monuments and landmarks of the Capital, the Circus Maximus, the Natural Path of the Parks starts.

"From here we start"
Going along Via delle Terme di Caracalla and then Via di Porta San Sebastiano you start to breathe the story (and a good dose of PM10!). From the Museum of the Walls onwards there will be an uninterrupted series of surprises. For those who want to take it with so many opportunities to deviate from the path to visit the monumental areas such as the Catacombs of San Sebastiano and San Callisto, the Circus of Maxentius or the Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella.
Once passed through the Latin paper mill, the path leads to the Caffarella valley, a theater of myths and legends perhaps suggested by the soft reliefs that make it a natural boundary, certainly from the presence of the Almone, a small tributary of the Tiber, from the Romans considered sacred river since primordia.

"In the Roman countryside of the Grand Tour"
Made full of nature, passing through the Egeria spring (open all year round, from 8.00 am to 4.30 pm, 6.00 pm with daylight saving time) continue along the left side that runs along Via dell'Almone and then via Cecilia Metella. We find ourselves on the Regina Viarum, where the ancient basolato, the tombs and the imperial villas will keep us company. From Frattocchie you climb towards the Castles along the secondary road, but once you get to Castel Gandolfo, the view of Lake Albano is rewarded. A first stop for many urban sections, but certainly spectacular, which crosses the Appia Antica Regional Park from North to South, reaching the towns of Ciampino and Marino. A journey through the typical Roman countryside landscape praised by the artists of the Grand Tour.

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