Castelli Romani
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Castel Gandolfo and Frascati.
Castel Gandolfo
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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.
Frascati
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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.
Rocca Priora
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Rocca Priora is one of the towns in Castelli Romani. It is southeast of Rome in the Lazio region, and rather than having a number of special sights, is simply a nice small town to stroll around in.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tusculum and Territorial Abbacy of Saint Mary of Grottaferrata.
Tusculum
Archaeological site
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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.
Territorial Abbacy of Saint Mary of Grottaferrata
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The Territorial Abbacy of Santa Maria of Grottaferrata is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction which administers the Byzantine Rite Abbey of Saint Mary in Grottaferrata located in Grottaferrata, Rome, Lazio, Italy.
Villa Aldobrandini
The Villa Aldobrandini is a villa in Frascati, Italy. It is still owned and lived in by the Aldobrandini family, and known as Belvedere for its location overlooking the valley toward the city of Rome. It is the only grand Papal garden not owned by the state.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marino and Grottaferrata.
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…
Grottaferrata
Town
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Grottaferrata is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, situated on the lower slopes of the Alban Hills, 20 kilometres southeast of Rome. It has grown up around the Abbey of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata, founded in 1004.
Monte Porzio Catone
Village
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Monte Porzio Catone is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the central Italian region of Latium, located about 20 kilometres southeast of Rome, on the Alban Hills.
Castelli Romani
- Type: Area with 291,000 residents
- Description: group of towns close to Rome, Italy
- Also known as: “Roman Castles”
- Categories: group and cultural region
- Location: Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Swedish—“Castelli Romani” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Castelli Romani”
- Bulgarian: “Кастели Романи”
- Catalan: “Castells romans”
- Dutch: “Castelli Romani”
- Finnish: “Castelli Romani”
- French: “Castelli romani”
- French: “Castelli Romani”
- German: “Castelli Romani”
- Hebrew: “הטירות הרומאיות”
- Italian: “castelli Romani”
- Italian: “Castelli romani”
- Italian: “Castelli Romani”
- Japanese: “（:it:Castelli Romani）”
- Japanese: “カステッリ・ロマーニ”
- Ladin: “Castelli Romani”
- Latin: “Castra Romana”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Castelli Romani”
- Portuguese: “Castelli Romani”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Castelli Romani”
- Spanish: “Castelli Romani”
- Swedish: “Castelli Romani”
- Swedish: “Latium Vetus”
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