Hello Everyone,
We will be driving from Pompeii to Rome on Wednesday, Oct 28. We will drop off our lease car at Leonardo Da Vinci airport and then take the Rome Shuttle to our hotel.

My question is this: On our way to Rome we would like to stop at the Seven Aqueducts park. It looks like it is only about 1/2 mile from our route. How much time should we allow there? Is there parking available? Is it more of a drive by site or is there a lot of hiking involved to get to the remaining aqueducts?

We like to play it by ear most of the time but we do have to have a set time for returning the lease car and for setting up the shuttle.

Thank you for your help,
Michele

The official Web site should answer most of your questions:
http://www.parcoappiaantica.it/en/default.asp

I visited the park on the Archeobus a few years ago. You won't need much time there. The Claudian aqueduct (topped by a second) is the most impressive and interesting. You'll be hard pressed to find the others -- one is a mere ditch. Unless you have a compelling interest in hunting down the other traces you'll probably spend about fifteen minutes there. If you have only a casual interest a drive-by or short stop might satisfy you. Note that there are other ruins and monuments in the area which would take up more than a day.

Is the aqueduct active?

Isn't there one still being used to transport water to Rome?

Is this the one?

No, the aqueducts are not in use. Most have disappeared, and there are gaps in those remaining. I believe the aqueduct in Segovia is still operating.

Meant to mention to the OP -- the area south of the park is a seamy suburb. You'll see some prostitutes, etc. Just wanted to warn you, in case that sort of thing disturbs you.

Thanks everyone for your input.

I just thought this might be good alternative since we'll be driving right by, instead of using up 1/2 of another day to take the metro from Rome to the ruins. Thank you.

Our son is a Civil Engineering major with a love of ancient Rome so I knew I had to be a"good mom" and visit the aqueducts and report back to him.

Also, Fra_Diavolo, we'll be sure to keep our doors locked once we exit the freeway.
Take care,
Michele

scrb --

Something was nagging me so I did a bit of research. The Aqua Virgo aqueduct, which was cut by the Goths during the sixth century, was restored during the Renaissance, and still supplies water to the city. The Trevi fountain is fed by its water.

Why not stop in at Caserta which is 30 miles north of Naples & visit the Palce there which rivals Versaile in France. 4 miles south east of there is a huge acqueduct which used to supply water to the Royal Palace. You can walk onit and explore, no tourists. Web site below http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgur...%26start%3D340

our family also took the archeobus (hop on hop off bus run by the tourist office) out to the aqueducts. This is the route's last stop after the Appian Way before heading back to Rome. If you want to see the catacombs and appian way as well as the aqueducts this bus can work well, although I have seen posts complaining it gets too crowded at times.

The Fontana dell'Acqua Paola on the Janiculum was built in 1612 to commemorate the reopening of another aqueduct

This link has maps, directions, and pictures of the aqueduct park in Rome: http://www.roninrome.com/2009/05/06/...-park-in-rome/

@j-best
Have you stayed at the hostel in Casserta? I'm filing your tip away for future reference; my son loves volcanoes and I'd love to take him to Pompeii

Due to a website crash I've had to rework the LINK to my above post. **I APLOGIZE** if you've tried to access it and received an error message. Believe me, after reworking the entire website, I feel your pain! I know this thread is VERY dated, but I did want to update "my post" to prevent any confusion and frustration from folks doing research. Here is the REVISED link - Hopefully, it will help you in your travel planning:

Aqueducts in Rome - http://www.roninrome.com/2009/05/06/...-park-in-rome/