The Appian Way, the Queen of Roads: a title the Romans themselves gave it when they built it more than two thousand years ago. In 2024, UNESCO formally recognized its historical and cultural value by adding it to the World Heritage list, confirming what Italy already knew: the Via Appia is far more than a road, it’s a thread of history that joins the past and the present, the west and the east of the country.
The Appian Way, the Queen of Roads: a title the Romans themselves gave it when they built it more than two thousand years ago. In 2024, UNESCO formally recognized its historical and cultural value by adding it to the World Heritage list, confirming what Italy already knew: the Via Appia is far more than a road, it’s a thread of history that joins the past and the present, the west and the east of the country.
