Rome - Acquedotto Claudio

I have often seen great photos of a large length of Roman aqueduct near Rome but never known where it was. Some detective work located the name and some loose instructions on finding it. That was today's  challenge. The first task was to take a light picnic and travel on the Metro to Lucio Sestio. From there the directions were sketchy.

The  Acquedotto Claudio was begun in 38 A.D by Emperor Caligula and finished in 52 A.D by Emperor Claudius. Originally it was 69 kms long, mostly underground, and after Nero built an additional part it supplied all the water for the fourteen regions of Rome. Now the remaining portions are very much less but still impressive and once again prove the might of the Romans, especially in hydronics.

The acqueduct ruins are in Parco degli Acquedotti which is part of the Appian Way Regional Park, a 3500 hectare reserve of ancient Roman ruins which includes the catacombs. Today in Parco degli Acquedotti there were people cycling, running and exercising and only a few tourists so I guess Acquedotti Claudio is still a tourist secret.

Tonight we followed another lead from my research and ate at Al Forno della Soffitta in via Piave. Research said to get there early otherwise you would queue and wait, and that was the case for all who arrived about twenty minutes after us. This place had an agreeable balance between formal and casual and we thoroughly enjoyed our meal.

Prosecco

 Deep fried calzone with ricotta and ham

 Shaving the prosciutto

 Pasta with a calamari, sweet potato and almond sauce

 Kel chose amatriciana sauce on his pasta

 ... and tiramisù

I had rhum babà.