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What to do and see in Ardeatino, Lazio: The Best Sights & Landmarks
Rome wasn't built in a day--and you'll need much more than a day to take in this timeless city. The city is a real-life collage of piazzas, open-air markets, and astonishing historic sites. Toss a coin into the Trevi Fountain, contemplate the Colosseum and the Pantheon, and sample a perfect espresso or gelato before spending an afternoon shopping at the Campo de’Fiori or Via Veneto. Enjoy some of the most memorable meals of your life here, too, from fresh pasta to succulent fried artichokes or a tender oxtail stew.
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1. Catacombs of Saint Callixtus
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4.5 based on 1,801 reviews
Official underground cemetery of the Church of Rome in the 3rd century AD. Around half a million Christians were buried here, among them many martyrs and 16 popes. They are named after the deacon St. Callixtus who, at the beginning of the 3rd century AD, was assigned by Pope Zephyrinus to the administration of the cemetery. Since 1930 they have been entrusted to the custody of the Salesians of Don Bosco.
Reviewed By enjoyos - Munich, Germany
Very nice tour guide, impressive catacombs, interesting history! Only a handful of tourists because of Covid-19.
2. Mausoleo delle Fosse Ardeatine
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4.5 based on 217 reviews
Reviewed By Passport770189
Another German atrocity for all the world to see, this time perpetrated against its former ally, Italy, whose foolish dictator Mussolini ignored his Fascist colleagues' advice to stay out of Germany's war and away from Hitler. Read up on the Italian partisans' Via Rasella attack on German troops occupying Rome that led Hitler to order the massacre in Robert Katz's "Death in Rome," which also details the massacre itself. Via Rasella is near the Spanish Steps, and also worth seeing to get a feel for what went on. Better yet, visit Rome's Museo Storico della Liberazione, located on Via Tasso in the former Gestapo HQ, to get a real feeling of how brutally savagely and treacherously Germany treated its former friend. Then, your visit to the caves will be a much more informed, and rightly indignant and emotional one.
3. Catacombe di Santa Domitilla
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4.5 based on 422 reviews
Reviewed By lady_britts - Bexley, United Kingdom
I must say that when we saw that this was on the purple route on our Big Bus tour, I was initially reluctant. But this place is fascinating and incredibly interesting. The tour starts with you walking downstairs under the gift shop & you suddenly find yourself in a church, that is underground. After lighting a candle & thinking of my family in the semi-underground basilica we ventured on to a section of the 17 km of galleries and corridors that are set over four different levels that are the catacombs. Having held over 150,000 burials, this is a very tightly packed underground cemetery, with many twists and turns. Thankfully you're following a tour guide, as it would be very easy to get hopelessly lost down there & end up starring in your very own horror film. Having said that, it's not even remotely creepy but it is dark and if you're claustrophobic, this is not the place for you. It's a fascinating and a very impressive place where you can also see the earliest examples of Christian art dating back to the late 2nd century. Do remember that the catacombs are set 16 metres underground, so it's chilly down there - unless it's the summer then it'll be the best place to be! Highly recommended.
4. Abbazia delle Tre Fontane
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4.5 based on 169 reviews
Reviewed By teemumantsinen
Peaceful place worth visiting. Featuring legends, saints, beer, etc. Aside historical and religious reasons (site of Paul's martyrdom legend), they brew and sell excellent trappist beer.
5. Chiesa del Domine Quo Vadis
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4.5 based on 91 reviews
Reviewed By AtlantaLex
How could anyone not rate this as a “5”? It’s a small church at the start of the Appian Way, itself a draw. Inside are facsimiles of footprints in stone said to be made by Jesus. I believe the original stone was moved to the Vatican. This is the spot where Jesus, after his Crucifixion, met Peter who was fleeing persecution in Rome. Jesus asked “Quo Vadis?” “Where are you going?” I won’t spoil the ending.
6. Via Appia Antica
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4.5 based on 215 reviews
Reviewed By 82manuelal - Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
This Via starts at the Porta San Sebastiano, the most famous antic road of Rome, and goes to each direction out of Rome, and was still mentioned at the Bible; it was the most important road, called "the Appian Way", today, you can see the original big stones from Via Appia; it was Claudio Appio who had built in 312 BC. this important road, who remains an important part of Christian Rome.
