Unexpected Itineraries of Rome - Almone Tor Marancia Itinerary

Itinerary features

The itinerary retraces the course of the Almone river - sacred to the ancient Romans, now buried in the stretch from the Caffarella to the Tiber - starting from the Gazometro in the characteristic Ostiense district with its typical Porto Fluviale murals, and then crossing the Parco della Caffarella to the Domine Quo Vadis church and the catacombs of St. Callistus.

On a route of just over 6 kilometres, numerous historical-archaeological and industrial archaeological testimonies can be found; the Parco della Caffarella, Rome's boundless protected green area, is rich in botanical-naturalistic elements and areas of interesting biodiversity.

The itinerary, which you can also follow in the opposite direction, can be divided into the following two routes:

• the first tells the story of the Ostiense district, the result of an interesting urban redevelopment project in which street art, industrial archaeology and daily life merge, where you can still breathe the air of the old local markets. This route starts at the Gazometro, symbol of this district, crosses the urban area and enters the green Valle della Caffarella, following the imaginary course of the Almone river, which runs underground in this section;
• the second one winds entirely in the Parco della Caffarella, where nature is the protagonist together with industrial and classical archaeology. From Parco Scott you cross the former industrial area of the Cartiera Latina along the stretch of the Almone river, which finally becomes visible again, and then enter and get lost in the luxuriant nature of the Parco della Caffarella (belonging to the Parco Regionale dell'Appia Antica), surprising for its diversity of flora and fauna, with birdwatching spots.

The event is part of the Unexpected Itineraries of Rome project - CUP J89I22001930001 - Financed by the Measure Grandi destinazioni per un turismo sostenibile (Sheet No. 51) of the Ministero del Turismo's Development and Cohesion Plan (PSC), approved by CIPESS resolution No. 58 of 3 November 2021.