Villa Appia Antica lights up for the summer: the major outdoor music festival that brings thousands of candles to Rome’s UNESCO World Heritage archaeological park

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In Rome, summer offers spectacular settings within historic sites: villas, arenas, courtyards, and monumental spaces come alive with musical and cultural events, such as the summer program of the Teatro dell’Opera at the Circus Maximus. All it takes is a few chairs and talented artists, performing amidst Roman ruins and UNESCO World Heritage gardens, to offer unforgettable summer evenings to the citizens of the Eternal City. Candlelight Open Air is set right within this summery, magical, intimate, and luminous Rome. An outdoor edition of the Candlelight series, this summer the festival brings live classical music concerts to an exceptional outdoor venue, illuminated by thousands of candles.

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Villa Appia Antica: a green setting in the history of Rome

Located within the Appia Antica Archaeological Park, Villa Appia Antica stands in an area that showcases one of the city’s most recognizable landscapes, where historic Rome gives way to lush greenery, crisscrossed by the memory of the ancient road of the same name. Here, the beauty of the location lies in the relationship between nature and historical heritage: a setting that speaks of Rome in a different way—less monumental but deeply lived. On these summer nights, Villa Appia Antica shines once more in the light of thousands of candles and just as many stars.