The old Roman road, begun in the 4th century BC, eventually to connect Rome with Brindisi in the south of Italy. The first ten kilometers of the Via Appia are now part of a protected regional park and form an ideal location for hours of hiking or biking within a pastoral setting, alongside ancient ruins, where apparently time stood still
The fountain on the Piazza della Rotonda is a fantastic creation by Giacomo Della Porta from 1575. At the time of its construction the fountain was an essential element for the water distribution in this area of the city. In 1711 an obelisk was added
The Fountain of Books designed in 1927, near the Sapienza University
