Veio
Veio is a locality in Municipio Roma XV, Rome, Lazio. Veio is situated nearby to the village Isola Farnese, as well as near the locality Portonaccio.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Castello di Isola Farnese and Chiesa di San Pancrazio a Isola Farnese.
Chiesa di San Pancrazio a Isola Farnese
Church
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Chiesa di San Pancrazio a Isola Farnese is a church.
Grotta Campana
Ruins
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The Grotta Campana or Tomba Campana is an Etruscan tomb in Veii, which was rediscovered in 1843 by Giampietro Campana. For a while it was considered to contain the oldest known Etruscan frescoes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portonaccio and La Storta.
Portonaccio
Locality
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The sanctuary of Minerva at Portonaccio is an archaeological site on the western side of the plateau on which the ancient Etruscan city of Veii, north of Rome, Italy, was located.
La Storta
Village
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La Storta is the 51st zona of the Italian capital city, Rome. It is identified by the initials Z. LI and falls within the boundaries of Municipio XV. The name La Storta refers to a series of curves that the Via Cassia makes through the settlement. La Storta is situated 2½ km southwest of Veio.
Formello
Town
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Formello is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital. It is located southwest of the Monti Sabatini, within the Regional Park of Veii. The communal territory sits on large deposits of tuff, which is intensively mined in the area. Formello is situated 7 km north of Veio.
Veio
- Type: Locality
- Location: Municipio Roma XV, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
42.0237° or 42° 1′ 25″ northLongitude
12.40086° or 12° 24′ 3″ eastElevation
118 metres (387 feet)Open location code
8FJJ2CF2+F8GeoNames ID
12023112
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Swedish—“Veio” goes by many names.
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Oeuoi”
- Catalan: “Veïs”
- Corsican: “Veiu”
- Czech: “Veje”
- Etruscan: “Veina”
- Finnish: “Veji”
- French: “Véies”
- German: “Veji”
- Italian: “Veio”
- Latin: “Veii”
- Lithuanian: “Vejai”
- Polish: “Weje”
- Portuguese: “Veios”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Veji”
- Slovenian: “Veji”
- Spanish: “Veyes”
- Swedish: “Veji”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Veii and Monte Michele.
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