Rocca di Papa
Rocca di Papa is a locality in Metropolitan Rome, Lazio. Rocca di Papa is situated nearby to the locality Valle Pantano, as well as near Clinica Madonna del Tufo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Monte Cavo and Tusculum.
Monte Cavo
Peak
Photo: NikonZ7II, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monte Cavo, or less often, "Monte Albano," is the second highest mountain of the complex of the Alban Hills, near Rome, Italy. An old volcano extinguished around 10,000 years ago, it lies about 20 km from the sea, in the territory of the comune of Rocca di Papa.
Tusculum
Archaeological site
Photo: Agiulfo, Public domain.
Tusculum was an ancient Roman city in the Alban Hills, in the Latium region of Italy. Tusculum was most famous in Roman times for the many great and luxurious patrician country villas sited close to the city, yet a comfortable distance from Rome, notably the villas of Cicero and Lucullus.
Lake Albano
Lake
Photo: Livioandronico2013, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lake Albano is a small volcanic crater lake in the Alban Hills of Lazio, at the foot of Monte Cavo, 20 km southeast of Rome. Castel Gandolfo, overlooking the lake, is the site of the Papal Palace of Castel Gandolfo. Lake Albano is situated 3½ km southwest of Rocca di Papa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castelli Romani and Frascati.
Castelli Romani
Photo: Roundtheworld, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Roman Castles are a group of comuni in the Metropolitan City of Rome. They are located a short distance south-east of the city of Rome, at the feet of the Alban Hills, in the territory corresponding to the Old Latium.
Frascati
Photo: Simonfrascati, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Frascati is one of the Castelli Romani, historic hill towns southeast of Rome. It is a small relaxed town perfect for a getaway from the metropolis, world famous for its white wine which has won an array of awards.
Castel Gandolfo
Photo: Roundtheworld, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castel Gandolfo is a city in the province of Rome. It is in the area southeast of Rome known as the Castelli Romani and is mainly known as the summer residence of the Pope.
Rocca di Papa
- Type: Locality with 17,300 residents
- Also known as: “058086”
- Location: Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.7696° or 41° 46′ 11″ northLongitude
12.7021° or 12° 42′ 8″ eastPopulation
17,300Elevation
500 metres (1,640 feet)Open location code
8FHJQP92+RRGeoNames ID
6536962
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In Other Languages
“Rocca di Papa” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Comune di Rocca di Papa”
- Italian: “Rocca di Papa”
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