Grotticelle

Grotticelle is an archaeological site in Velletri, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio. Grotticelle is situated near the archaeological site sedile sacrale, as well as near the dog park Rifugio Snupi.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Monte Cavo and Maschio delle Faete.

Monte Cavo

Peak

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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. Monte Cavo is situated 2½ km northwest of Grotticelle.

Maschio delle Faete

Peak

Photo: Deblu68, Public domain.

Maschio delle Faete is a peak.

Temple of Diana

Archaeological site

Photo: Livioandronico2013, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Temple of Diana Nemorensis was part of an ancient Italic monumental sanctuary erected around 300 BC, and dedicated to the goddess Diana Nemorensis, or "Diana of the Wood". Temple of Diana is situated 2½ km southwest of Grotticelle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nemi and 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 2½ km southwest of Grotticelle.

Rocca di Papa

Town

Photo: Stef Mec, CC BY 3.0.

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. Rocca di Papa is situated 3½ km northwest of Grotticelle.

Genzano di Roma

Town

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Genzano di Roma is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome, in the Lazio region of Central Italy. It is one of the Castelli Romani, at a distance of 29 kilometres from Rome, in the Alban Hills. Genzano di Roma is situated 5 km southwest of Grotticelle.

Grotticelle

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Velletri, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

41.73637° or 41° 44′ 11″ north

Longitude

12.73508° or 12° 44′ 6″ east

Open location code

8FHJPPPP+G2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 307315541

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: sedile sacrale and Colle Grotticelle.

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