I walk along the Via Clodia and its byways, a fascinating route that follows the suggestions of the Roman road built following the ancient Etruscan roads.
The Via Clodia was a road that connected the Via Cassia with the Via Aurelia, suitable for merchant traffic between Rome and the Etruscan colonies, rather than for military movements (because of short range), and also called "via delle terme" since it it passed through several spa towns, including Vicarello, Stigliano and Saturnia.
It began to develop when the Romans began to expand their power, built in the III century BC. it winds from Rome to Roselle crossing the provinces of Rome, Viterbo and Grosseto. The name probably derives from the magistrate of the "gens" Caudia (or Clodia) who oversaw the reconstruction of various other pre-existing roads, even if it is not clear exactly who he was.
The Via Clodia is therefore important because it connected the great roads of the Aurelia which ran along the Tyrrhenian coast and the Cassia which passed inland.
It was about 4 meters wide, to allow the passage of two wagons.
The Way allows you to relive, immersed in unspoiled nature, that ancient world full of mystery and charm still vibrant in the places and people of the area and rich in suggestive historical testimonies.