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.

Lake Albano

Lake

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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 west of Fortress Rocca di Papa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rocca di Papa and Marino.

Rocca di Papa

Town

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Rocca di Papa is a small town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, Italy. It is one of the Castelli Romani about 25 kilometres southeast of Rome on the Alban Hills.

Marino

Town

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Marino is an Italian comune with 46,676 inhabitants located in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital in Lazio. Situated south of the capital, on the Alban Hills in the area of the Roman Castles, nestled between Rocca di Papa, Castel Gandolfo, and… Marino is situated 4½ km west of Fortress Rocca di Papa.

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. Nemi is situated 4½ km south of Fortress Rocca di Papa.

Fortress Rocca di Papa

Type: Fort
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Rocca di Papa, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

41.76078° or 41° 45′ 39″ north

Longitude

12.71063° or 12° 42′ 38″ east

Elevation

739 metres (2,425 feet)

Open location code

8FHJQP66+87

GeoNames ID

10346047

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