famous road
Appian Way
One of the earliest and most important Roman roads, stretching from Rome to Brindisi and still lined with ancient tombs and ruins.
28 km · about 35 min drive
Lazio, Italy · Europe
Velletri is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Lariano, 28km from Appian Way.
Velletri is a town located in Lazio, Italy. With a population of 52,911, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Velletri sits in Italy, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Rome time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Velletri to your route.
Velletri (Italian: [velˈleːtri]; Latin: Velitrae; Volscian: Velester) is an Italian comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome, approximately 40 km to the southeast of the city centre, located in the Alban Hills, in the region of Lazio, central Italy. Neighbouring communes are Rocca di Papa, Lariano, Cisterna di Latina,Read more
Artena, Aprilia, Nemi, Genzano di Roma, and Lanuvio. Its motto is: Est mihi libertas papalis et imperialis ('Liberty of pope and empire is given to me').
Velletri was an ancient city of the Volsci tribe. Legendarily it came into conflict with the Romans during the reign of Ancus Marcius, the fourth king of Rome; then again in the fifth and fourth centuries BCE, during the early Roman Republic. Velletri was also the home of the Octavii, the paternal family of the first Roman Emperor Augustus. In the Middle Ages, it was one of the few "free cities" in Lazio and central Italy. It was the site of two historic battles in 1744 and 1849. During the Second World War, it was at the centre of fierce fighting between the Germans and the allies in 1944 after the Anglo-American landing at Anzio.
Today, Velletri is home to a circuit court and a prison, in addition to several colleges and high schools. It is the terminus of the Rome-Velletri railway, inaugurated by Pius IX in 1863, and is one of the centers the Via Appia Nuova (modern Appian Way) passes through.
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Velletri is located in Lazio, Italy, Europe. The coordinates are 41.6857 latitude, 12.7775 longitude.
Velletri has a population of approximately 52,911 people, making it a town in Italy.
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famous road
One of the earliest and most important Roman roads, stretching from Rome to Brindisi and still lined with ancient tombs and ruins.
28 km · about 35 min drive
ancient ruins
The vast ruined country retreat of Emperor Hadrian, a sprawling complex of pools, baths and pavilions.
29 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
A Renaissance cardinal's villa near Rome with one of the finest Italian gardens, featuring hundreds of elaborate fountains and water features.
31 km · about 35 min drive
ancient ruins
The sprawling ruins of the political and social heart of ancient Rome, once the center of the most powerful empire in the Western world.
33 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Ancient Roman amphitheatre built in 80 AD that once held 50,000 spectators for gladiatorial contests.
33 km · about 40 min drive
ancient ruins
A perfectly preserved 2,000-year-old Roman temple with the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome and its iconic oculus.
34 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Rome's largest and most famous baroque fountain where visitors toss coins to ensure their return to the Eternal City.
34 km · about 40 min drive
castle
A towering cylindrical fortress on the banks of the Tiber in Rome, originally built as a mausoleum for Emperor Hadrian.
35 km · about 40 min drive
April to October
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