Why this ride
222 km from Formia to Formia, about 4 h 39 of riding. The stops in between: The Via Appia in Fundi, Appia. Regina Viarum, back through Via Appia. Regina Viarum and back through The Via Appia in Fundi. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
The Via Appia from 83rd mile to Formiae and Via Appia. Regina Viarum
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 222 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 39
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. The Via Appia from 83rd mile to Formiae
The queen of roads, the Romans called it: the Via Appia, begun in 312 BC by the censor Appius Claudius Caecus, ran from Rome to Capua and later on to Brindisi, the gateway to Greece and the East. Near Formia, the old road comes down from the hills of Itri to the coast of the Gulf of Gaeta, and a stretch of it, with its paving stones and roadside monuments, survives in the countryside. In 2024, UNESCO listed the Via Appia as a whole, and this section between the eighty-third mile from Rome and the ancient town of Formiae is one of its pieces.
Read the complete The Via Appia from 83rd mile to Formiae write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
The Via Appia from 83rd mile to Formiae is where the day begins. Next is The Via Appia in Fundi.
2. The Via Appia in Fundi
The Via Appia, the queen of Roman roads, runs straight through the middle of Fondi, and the town's grid of streets still follows the plan of the Roman settlement it once was. Built from 312 BC to link Rome with Capua and later extended to Brindisi, the Appia crossed the coastal plain here, between the mountains and the sea, and Fondi grew up around it as a stopping place. In the historic centre, the main street follows the line of the ancient road, and stretches of the Roman walls survive, built of huge polygonal blocks. The Via Appia was recognised by UNESCO in 2024 as a World Heritage Site, with Fondi as one of its components.
Read the complete The Via Appia in Fundi write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
The Via Appia in Fundi comes up about 21 km into the recorded legs. Next is Via Appia. Regina Viarum, 39 km on.
3. Via Appia. Regina Viarum
South of the Alban Hills, the Via Appia drops onto the Pontine plain and runs dead straight for mile after mile, as if the Roman engineers had laid it with a ruler, which in a sense they did. This was the Regina Viarum, the queen of roads, begun in 312 BC by the censor Appius Claudius Caecus to link Rome with Capua, and later extended to Brindisi. Here, near Sezze Scalo and Latina, the road crossed the Pontine Marshes, a malarial swamp that defeated would-be drainers from the Romans to the popes. Travellers sometimes took a canal boat alongside the road instead, and the poet Horace complained about the mosquitoes and the frogs keeping him awake on that very journey.
Read the complete Via Appia. Regina Viarum write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
about 73 km into the recorded legs you reach Via Appia. Regina Viarum. Next is Via Appia. Regina Viarum, 40 km on.
4. Via Appia. Regina Viarum
The Romans called it the queen of roads, and in 2024 UNESCO agreed, listing the Via Appia from Rome to Brindisi as a World Heritage site. Begun in 312 BC by the censor Appius Claudius Caecus, it was the first great Roman road, built to move armies south toward Campania and later extended to the port of Brindisi, the gateway to Greece and the East.
Read the complete Via Appia. Regina Viarum write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Via Appia. Regina Viarum, about halfway. Next is back through Via Appia. Regina Viarum, 39 km on.
5. back through Via Appia. Regina Viarum
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Via Appia. Regina Viarum write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through Via Appia. Regina Viarum sits at 157 km, about halfway. Next is back through The Via Appia in Fundi.
6. back through The Via Appia in Fundi
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete The Via Appia in Fundi write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through The Via Appia in Fundi comes up about 201 km into the recorded legs. Next is The Via Appia from 83rd mile to Formiae.
7. The Via Appia from 83rd mile to Formiae
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete The Via Appia from 83rd mile to Formiae write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The Via Appia from 83rd mile to Formiae closes the day.
Leg by leg
The Via Appia from 83rd mile to Formiae to The Via Appia in Fundi
The Via Appia from 83rd mile to Formiae → The Via Appia in Fundi is 21 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
The Via Appia in Fundi to Via Appia. Regina Viarum
The Via Appia in Fundi → Via Appia. Regina Viarum is 52 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Via Appia. Regina Viarum to Via Appia. Regina Viarum
Via Appia. Regina Viarum → Via Appia. Regina Viarum is 37 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Via Appia. Regina Viarum to back through Via Appia. Regina Viarum
Via Appia. Regina Viarum → back through Via Appia. Regina Viarum is 38 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Via Appia. Regina Viarum to back through The Via Appia in Fundi
back through Via Appia. Regina Viarum → back through The Via Appia in Fundi is 53 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through The Via Appia in Fundi to The Via Appia from 83rd mile to Formiae
back through The Via Appia in Fundi → The Via Appia from 83rd mile to Formiae is 21 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.