Monte Secco

Monte Secco is a peak in Velletri, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio and has an elevation of 502 metres. Monte Secco is situated nearby to the village Montecagnoletto, as well as near the suburb Ville di Nemi.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Temple of Diana and Palazzo Sforza-Cesarini.

Temple of Diana

Archaeological site

Photo: Livioandronico2013, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Temple of Diana Nemorensis was part of an ancient Italic monumental sanctuary erected around 300 BC, and dedicated to the goddess Diana Nemorensis, or "Diana of the Wood".

Palazzo Sforza-Cesarini

Castle

Photo: LPLT, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Palazzo Sforza-Cesarini is a castle.

Museum of Nemi’s ships

Museum

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nemi and Genzano di Roma.

Nemi

Village

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Nemi is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome, in the Alban Hills overlooking Lake Nemi, a volcanic crater lake. It is 6 kilometres northwest of Velletri and about 30 kilometres southeast of Rome.

Genzano di Roma

Town

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Genzano di Roma is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome, in the Lazio region of Central Italy. It is one of the Castelli Romani, at a distance of 29 kilometres from Rome, in the Alban Hills.

Lanuvio

Town

Photo: F.chiodo, Public domain.

Lanuvio is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region of Latium, located about 30 kilometres southeast of Rome, on the Alban Hills. Lanuvio borders the following municipalities: Aprilia, Ariccia, Genzano di Roma, Velletri.

Monte Secco

Type: Peak with an elevation of 502 metres
Category: landform
Location: Velletri, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

41.69656° or 41° 41′ 48″ north

Longitude

12.71886° or 12° 43′ 8″ east

Elevation

502 metres (1,647 feet)

Open location code

8FHJMPW9+JG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5820171122

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

3166838

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