Tunnels of Claudius
The Tunnels of Claudius consist principally of a 6 km-long tunnel together with several monumental service tunnels which Roman Emperor Claudius had built by 52 AD to partially drain the Fucine Lake in Abruzzo, protecting riparian villages from floods and creating agricultural land.
- Tourist attraction
- …lies at an elevation of 736 metres (2,415 feet)
- Description: hydraulic work and archaeological site
- Address: via Galileo Galilei, Avezzano, 67051
- Also known as“Cunicoli di Claudio”“Emissario di Claudio”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grotta di Ciccio Felice and Fucine Inlet.
Fucine Inlet
The Fucine Inlet is a monument built on the head of the main emissary of the Fucine Lake in Italy. Fucine Inlet is situated 1½ km east of Tunnels of Claudius.
Lucus Angitiae
Archaeological site
Lucus Angitiae was an Italic and Roman town and… Lucus Angitiae is situated 3 km southeast of Tunnels of Claudius.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Borgo Incile and Borgo Via Nuova.
Borgo Via Nuova
Suburb
Borgo Via Nuova is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Tunnels of Claudius.
Piè le Querce
Locality
Piè le Querce is a locality, which is situated 4½ km north of Tunnels of Claudius.
Tunnels of Claudius
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Latitude
41.98853° or 41° 59′ 19″ north
Longitude
13.43335° or 13° 26′ 0″ east
Open location code
8FHMXCQM+C8
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man_made=adit
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tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Tunnels of Claudius” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Kanalen van Claudius”
- French: “Tunnels de Claude”
- German: “Claudiustunnel”
- German: “Cunicoli di Claudio”
- German: “Tunnel des Claudius”
- Italian: “Cunicoli di Claudio”
- Italian: “Emissario di Claudio”
- Latin: “Cunicoli di Claudio”
- Latin: “Cunicoli di Nerone”
- Latin: “Cuniculi Claudii”
- Spanish: “Cunicoli di Claudio”
- Spanish: “Cunicoli di Nerone”
- Spanish: “Túneles de Claudio”
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