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.

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.

Temple of Diana

Archaeological site

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The Temple of Diana Nemorensis was part of an ancient Italic monumental sanctuary erected around 300 BC and dedicated to the goddess Diana. It was a popular place of worship until the late imperial age. Temple of Diana is situated 2½ km southeast of Villa Palazzola.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rocca di Papa and Galloro.

Rocca di Papa

Town

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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 2½ km northeast of Villa Palazzola.

Galloro

Neighborhood

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Galloro is a neighborhood, which is situated 3 km south of Villa Palazzola.

Ariccia

Town

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Ariccia is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Central Italy, 25 kilometres southeast of Rome. It is in the Alban Hills of the Lazio region and could be considered an extension of Rome's southeastern suburbs. Ariccia is situated 3 km southwest of Villa Palazzola.

Villa Palazzola

Category: education
Location: Rocca di Papa, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

41.74323° or 41° 44′ 36″ north

Longitude

12.69019° or 12° 41′ 25″ east

Operator

Venerable English College

Open location code

8FHJPMVR+73

OpenStreetMap ID

way 430503439

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=college

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