Fucine Inlet
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.Photo: Marica Massaro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Italian monument
- Also known as: “Head of the Fucine emissary”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tunnels of Claudius and Grotta di Ciccio Felice.
Tunnels of Claudius
Photo: Marica Massaro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Tunnels of Claudius is situated 1½ km west of Fucine Inlet.
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 2½ km south of Fucine Inlet.
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 2½ km north of Fucine Inlet.
Piè le Querce
Locality
Photo: Marica Massaro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Piè le Querce is a locality, which is situated 4½ km northwest of Fucine Inlet.
Fucine Inlet
- Categories: monument, infrastructure, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Avezzano, L’Aquila, Abruzzo, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.99331° or 41° 59′ 36″ northLongitude
13.44972° or 13° 26′ 59″ eastOpen location code
8FHMXCVX+8VOpenStreetMap ID
node 4709848353OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q29749108
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In Other Languages
“Fucine Inlet” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Incile del Fucino”
- Italian: “Testata dell’emissario del Fucino”
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