By Vicky · Published Feb. 27th, 2024
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This walk in the Park of the Aqueducts is a pleasant stroll in a peaceful park along a very impressive stretch of an old Roman aqueduct.
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How do I get to the Park of the Aqueducts?
The easiest way to get to the Park of the Aqueducts is via Giulio Agricola Metro Station. It’s 16 minutes on the Metro from Rome Termini main station and costs €1.50. From Giulio Agricola Metro Station it’s then a 500 metre (a bit more than 5 minutes) walk down a street to get to the entrance to the Park of the Aqueducts.
NOTE: On Google Maps it looks like there’s an entrance to the park near Cinecittà Metro Station, but there’s actually a locked gate at the start of the trail. It also looks like Capannelle train station might be a good access point to the park, but from the station to the park you have to walk along a fairly busy road that doesn’t really have a pavement.
Park of the Aqueducts Map
Tips for visiting the Park of the Aqueducts
- Giulio Agricola Metro Station is the best access point.
- It’s just €1.50 on the metro (and/or bus) to the start and end points of this walk.
- There’s not too much shade so remember to bring a sunhat, sunglasses, sunscreen and water.
- For other great trips from Rome, walk along Via Appia Antica, check out Ostia Antica, or for more walking tours and hikes see our Italy page.
Park of the Aqueducts Walking Route
This route through the Park of the Aqueducts starts from Giulio Agricola Metro Station. From there, try and leave the metro station to the right in your direction of travel (coming from Rome). Once on the surface head down the street towards the park. This has a narrow section of green and a path in the middle.
After 500 metres you’ll reach a church at the end of the street. Just to the right is an entrance into the Park of the Aqueducts. Take this path and turn left at the next junction to walk around the back of the church.
Walking around the Park
As you walk along this path, you’ll see an aqueduct to your right. This is a relatively recent aqueduct, the Felice Aqueduct, built in 1586 by the pope. The more scenic, older Roman aqueduct is on the other side of the park, where this walk heads later.
After about one kilometer, the aqueduct disappears and you reach a main junction. Head across the large track onto a smaller path through the fields. In spring there are often lovely flowers in the meadows here, and you can see some extinct volcanoes in the background.
Head across the field to a small junction, and take the little path to the right, heading diagonally towards the old Roman aqueduct. Walk through the stone arch to get to the other side and turn right. This is a great section of the walk as you stroll right alongside the ancient aqueduct where it’s best preserved.
In roughly 400 metres, this well-preserved section disappears. Take a right along some trees to get to a main track and turn left to walk through the centre of the park. You’ll see some lovely trees here, and fields to your left with a few remains of the aqueduct in the distance.
When the main track bends right, head left across a small stream. Then turn right, aiming for the far left corner of the park. You’ll reach a small stretch of the aqueduct again, then turn right to cross back over the stream and head along the edge of a field.
Leaving the Park
At the end of the park you’ll meet the newer aqueduct again. Turn left just before it, then right underneath it and along a path surrounded by tall reeds. Continue following this path as it winds through a random shrubby area. It heads left underneath a railway, then turns right into another park, the Parco Torre del Fiscale. This translates as Tax Tower Park, named after the tower in the southwest corner of the park, formerly at the intersection of two aqueducts.
Head through the park and left just after the cafe to cross underneath an aqueduct. Turn right on the other side and continue towards the end of the park. The park narrows and becomes a small street, with the aqueduct still on the right-hand side.
Once you get to the main road, this is the end of the walk through the Park of the Aqueducts. From here, walk 450 metres right, along the main road, to reach Porta Furba Metro Station. From here it’s just over 10 minutes on the metro back to Rome Termini main station.
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For other great trips from Rome, walk along Via Appia Antica, check out Ostia Antica, or for more walking tours and hikes see our Italy page.
FAQS: Walking in the Park of the Aqueducts
This is a lovely park with cool Roman ruins and it’s definitely worth a visit if you have the time. It’s peaceful and there are few tourists, but it does take a little while to reach the park
It’s completely free to enter the Park of the Aqueducts.
The best place to see the aqueducts in Rome is in the Park of the Aqueducts, a park in the suburbs of Rome.
To get to the Park of the Aqueducts, take the metro to Giulio Agricola Metro Station. From there, it’s a 500-metre walk to the park.
The Park is a large grassy area in the suburbs of Rome that preserves the ruins of several ancient aqueducts. It’s mainly used by locals and dog-walkers, with the occasional tourist exploring the cool ruins.
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