Geophysical Museum, Rocca di Papa
Geophysical Museum, Rocca di Papa is a museum in Rocca di Papa, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio which is located on Via dell’Osservatorio. Geophysical Museum, Rocca di Papa is situated nearby to the ruins Fortezza di Rocca di Papa, as well as near the church Chiesa del Crocifisso.Photo: Stef Mec, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours:
Tuesday—Friday: 9:30 AM—12:30 PM
Saturday—Sunday: 9:30 AM—12:30 PM and 4:00 PM—7:00 PM
July and August: Saturday 9:00 PM—10:30 PM - Email: museoroccadipapa@ingv.it
- Type: Museum
- Description: Italian museum
- Also known as: “Museo Geofisica”
- Address: Via dell’Osservatorio 42, Rocca di Papa, 00040
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Monte Cavo and Lake Albano.
Monte Cavo
Peak
Photo: NikonZ7II, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monte Cavo, or less often, "Monte Albano," is the second highest mountain of the complex of the Alban Hills, near Rome, Italy. An old volcano extinguished around 10,000 years ago, it lies about 20 km from the sea, in the territory of the comune of Rocca di Papa.
Lake Albano
Lake
Photo: Livioandronico2013, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lake Albano is a small volcanic crater lake in the Alban Hills of Lazio, at the foot of Monte Cavo, 20 km southeast of Rome. Castel Gandolfo, overlooking the lake, is the site of the Papal Palace of Castel Gandolfo. Lake Albano is situated 3½ km west of Geophysical Museum, Rocca di Papa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rocca di Papa and Marino.
Rocca di Papa
Town
Rocca di Papa is a small town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, Italy. It is one of the Castelli Romani about 25 kilometres southeast of Rome on the Alban Hills.
Marino
Town
Photo: Deblu68, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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… Marino is situated 4½ km west of Geophysical Museum, Rocca di Papa.
Nemi
Village
Photo: New2022, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nemi is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome, in the Alban Hills overlooking Lake Nemi, a volcanic crater lake. It is 6 kilometres northwest of Velletri and about 30 kilometres southeast of Rome. Nemi is situated 4½ km south of Geophysical Museum, Rocca di Papa.
Geophysical Museum, Rocca di Papa
- Categories: technology museum, natural history museum, museum of a public entity, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Rocca di Papa, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.76035° or 41° 45′ 37″ northLongitude
12.7103° or 12° 42′ 37″ eastOpen location code
8FHJQP66+44OpenStreetMap ID
way 172438865OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q3868214
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Italian—“Geophysical Museum, Rocca di Papa” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Geophysical Museum, Rocca di Papa”
- Italian: “Museo di geofisica di Rocca di Papa”
- Italian: “Museo di Geofisica di Rocca di Papa”
- Italian: “Museo Geofisico di Rocca di Papa”
- Italian: “Museo geofisico”
- Italian: “Museo geoscienze”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fortezza di Rocca di Papa and Chiesa del Crocifisso.
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