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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Marica Massaro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: hydraulic work and archaeological site
- Also known as: “Cunicoli di Claudio” and “Emissario di Claudio”
- Address: via Galileo Galilei, Avezzano, 67051
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grotta di Ciccio Felice and Fucine Inlet.
Fucine Inlet
Photo: Marica Massaro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Fucine Inlet is a monument built on the head of the main emissary of the Fucine Lake in Italy. It is made up of the three-arched bridge of the sluice gates and the about 7-metre-high statue of the Immaculate Conception rising above. Fucine Inlet is situated 1½ km east of Tunnels of Claudius.
Lucus Angitiae
Archaeological site
Photo: Marica Massaro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lucus Angitiae was an Italic and Roman town and sanctuary with temple of the goddess Angitia, the ruins of which are located in the comune of Luco dei Marsi in the Abruzzo region of Italy. 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
Photo: Marica Massaro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Borgo Via Nuova is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Tunnels of Claudius.
Piè le Querce
Locality
Photo: Marica Massaro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Piè le Querce is a locality, which is situated 4½ km north of Tunnels of Claudius.
Tunnels of Claudius
- Categories: archaeological site, hydraulic structure, tunnel, tourism, adit, and historic site
- Location: Avezzano, L’Aquila, Abruzzo, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.98853° or 41° 59′ 19″ northLongitude
13.43335° or 13° 26′ 0″ eastElevation
736 metres (2,415 feet)Open location code
8FHMXCQM+C8OpenStreetMap ID
node 4692708127OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine_shaftOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=aditOpenStreetMap feature
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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