Yes, it's true that "
tutte le strade portano a Roma"
(all roads lead to Rome), but over the course of 2.500 years
the Romans have built so many roads that it can be confusing
to actually reach the center. If you are on the "A1" highway
from the north, take the exit called "Roma nord".
If you are on the "A1" from the south, take the exit "Roma est".
Both of these exits, after a few kilometers, take
you to the GRA ("Grande Raccordo Anulare"), the ring road which
surrounds the city linking the highways and the "strade statali" (state
roads, marked as "SS"). The
most important for the traveller are:
- the Via Aurelia (Pisa , Livorno, Genova)
- the Via Cassia (Viterbo, Siena)
- the Via Flaminia (Umbria)
- the Via Tiburtina (Tivoli)
- the Via Appia Nuova (Ciampino airport, Castelli Romani)
- the Via Pontina (Latina, Sabaudia, Circeo, Sperlonga)
- the Via Cristoforo Colombo (Ostia)
From the GRA you will also find the exit for the "
Autostrada di
Fiumicino" leading to Leonardo da Vinci airport and that to
the A24 highway to Abruzzi ("Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo", Pescara).
