Santa Susanna is a lovely church located very close to the Termini train station, just north of the Piazza della Repubblica. The marvelous Late Renaissance-Early Baroque exterior boasts a beautiful facade made of local Travertine marble. The massive, Corinthian columns of the facade appear embedded in the wall. The church is a refurbishment of a titulus church. Santa Susanna was martyred under Diocletian. Regrettably, the church is currently closed with no signs of reope

The Basilica of San Sebastiano fuori le Mura sits on the Ancient Appian Way, Rome's major north-south road. Saint Sebastian, an early martyr, was killed by being tied to a tree and shot with arrows, a popular image in art. This church, one of Rome's oldest, was established under Constantine but heavily renovated. Its location near the catacombs and Appian Way makes it a worthwhile stop outside the city.