Getting lost in time

I have been wanting to visit the Villa of the Quintili for several years.
It’s not that far from my house after all – on the Via Appia Nuova close to the Capanelle Hippodrome - and in principle open to the public (you can also rent it for events apparently).

In principle.
And there is the problem.

First you can only access the villa if coming out of Rome, but also the entrance is not really indicated so if you do not know precisely where it is, you could – and most likely will - easily miss it.
In addition, it has only the tiniest parking space and the entrance to this space is not clearly indicated. A single car can easily block it as it happened to me when I tried to take my parents there, last May. And this is on a major road coming out of the city so stopping anywhere is not an option.

But last Wednesday we actually managed to sneak in.
And had the whole site to ourselves.

 

( A little history )