Sacred Way - Rocca di Papa
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The Sacred Way, which dates back to the 7th C. AD., and is one of the best preserved monuments of Roman antiquity.
Very much used at the time of the Feriae latinae, the Sacred Way used to start off at the XXII mile of the Appian Way and then skirt the shores of Lake Nemi as it climbed up to the feet of the temple dedicated to Jupiter on the summit of Mount Cavo, where emperors and Roman captains would go to thank the Gods.
The Sacred Way is 2.6 metres wide and certain stretches are still just as they were.
From the Sacred Way one can admire the view of the two lakes in the Castelli Romani area. Along the path one can still make out “the sacred fallus”, a fertility symbol that curried great favour among ancient populations.
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