CulturalRef. 1708
Appian Way
Cultural World Heritage property in Italy, inscribed in 2024 under criteria (i), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi).

41.841° N, 12.533° E
- State Party
- Italy
- Region
- Europe and North America
- Year of inscription
- 2024
- Type
- Cultural
- Location
- Rome, Brindisi
- What it is
- Roman road
- Founded or built
- 312 BC
- Component parts
- 3 (serial property)
- Official website
- camminodellappia.it
- Reference
- WHC 1708 · Wikidata Q189417
Why it is on the List
(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.(v)An outstanding example of a traditional settlement or use of land or sea that represents a culture, especially one now vulnerable.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
nearby
Closest World Heritage sites
Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.
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9.6 kmVatican CityVatican City · 1984Cultural
23 kmHadrian's VillaItaly · 1999Cultural
26 kmVilla d'EsteItaly · 2001Cultural
40 kmEtruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and TarquiniaItaly · 2004Cultural
136 kmAssisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan SitesItaly · 2000CulturalItaly
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2024
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Data: Wikidata (CC0) · danger list as published in 2026 · independent atlas, not affiliated with UNESCO or Petit Futé.