| Appian Way Regional Park | |
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_-_Flickr_-_trishhartmann.jpg) The Appian Way, Regina Viarum - "Queen of the streets", strategically most important Roman roads of the ancient Republic. | |
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| Type | Urban park and Archaeological site |
| Location | Rome, Italy |
| Coordinates | 41°50′32.84″N 12°31′42.52″E / 41.8424556°N 12.5284778°E |
| Area | 4,580 acres (1,850 ha) |
| Created | 1988 |
| Status | Open year-round |
| Website | |
| Official name | Via Appia. Regina Viarum |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | iii, iv, vi |
| Designated | 2024 |
| Reference no. | 1708 |
| Region | Southern Europe |
The Appian Way Regional Park is the second-largest urban park of Europe, after Losiny Ostrov National Park in Moscow.[1][2][3] It is a protected area of around 4580 hectares, established by the Italian region of Latium. It falls primarily within the territory of Rome but parts also extend into the neighbouring towns of Ciampino and Marino. The peculiarity of the park that distinguishes it, is that it also hosts the Archaeological park of Appia Antica, which coincides with the perimeter of the regional park itself. It is a monumental park which contains precious legacies of ancient Rome, including the Appian Way (for a stretch of 16km/9.94mi),[4] various Roman aqueducts, Roman villas, mausoleums, catacombs.
- ^ "Parchi Urbani più grandi e belli d'Italia".
- ^ "Parco Regionale dell'Appia Antica".
- ^ "Roma, la città più verde d'Europa". 2 March 2017.
- ^ "Parco regionale dell'Appia Antica". turismoroma.it (in Italian). Retrieved 19 August 2024.