Monte Cavo, Rocca di Papa

Name: Monte Cavo
Address: Rocca di Papa, Italy

#1 among attractions in Rocca di Papa

Top attraction, Archaeological site

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Monte Cavo, or less occasionally, "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. It is the dominant peak of the Alban Hills. The current name comes from Cabum, an Italic settlement existing on this mountain. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 3117 ftCoordinates: 41°45'8"N, 12°42'36"E

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Monte Cavo – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta, Lake Albano, Lake Nemi, Vatican Observatory.

2.9 miSW
Church, Sacred and religious sites
Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta, Albano Laziale
75 min walk • Santa Maria Assunta is a Roman Catholic parish church designed in 1661–1665 by Gianlorenzo Bernini; and located in the center of the town of Ariccia, Italy, where it stands across a piazza from the Palazzo Chigi Ariccia, once belonging to the family of Pope Alexander VII, Bernini's patrons in the construction of this church.
2.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Albano
55 min walk • Nestled in the Alban Hills of Lazio, Italy, Lake Albano – also known as Lago di Albano – is a serene oasis that boasts a blend of natural beauty and historical significance. This small volcanic crater lake, with its crystal-clear waters, is located just 24...
2.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Nemi, Nemi
70 min walk • Lake Nemi is a small circular volcanic lake in the Lazio region of Italy 30 km south of Rome, taking its name from Nemi, the largest town in the area, that overlooks it from a height.
3.1 miW
Observatories and planetariums
Vatican Observatory, Castel Gandolfo
79 min walk • The Vatican Observatory is an astronomical research and educational institution supported by the Holy See. Originally based in the Roman College of Rome, the Observatory is now headquartered in Castel Gandolfo, Italy and operates a telescope at the Mount Graham International Observatory in the United States.
3 miW
Ancient Roman architecture
Villa of Domitian, Castel Gandolfo
76 min walk • The Villa of Domitian, known as Albanum Domitiani or Albanum Caesari in Latin, was a vast and sumptuous Roman villa or palace built by Emperor Titus Flavius Domitian. It was situated 20 km outside Rome, in the Alban Hills, in the ancient territory of Ager Albanus.
0.6 miN
Natural history museum, Science museum, Observatories and planetariums
Museo Geofisica, Rocca di Papa
15 min walk • The Geophysical Museum of Rocca di Papa is a museum located on the upper part of the town, in the former Geodynamic Observatory built to the design of Michele Stefano de Rossi, the father of modern seismology, in the years 1888 - 1889.
3.1 miSW
41°43'36"N • 12°39'41"E
Civic Museum, Albano Laziale
79 min walk • Museum
1.6 miS
Temple
Alban Hills
42 min walk • The Alban Hills are the caldera remains of a quiescent volcanic complex in Italy, located 20 km southeast of Rome and about 24 km north of Anzio.
2.8 miSW
Town
Ariccia
73 min walk • 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.
3.1 miW
Sacred and religious sites, Church
Collegiata di San Tommaso da Villanova, Castel Gandolfo
79 min walk • The pontifical collegiate church of St. Thomas of Villanova is the principal place of Catholic worship in the town of Castel Gandolfo, in the metropolitan city of Rome Capital and suburbicarian see of Albano, parish of the parish of the same name...
2.1 miS
Museum
Museum of Nemi's ships, Nemi
55 min walk • The Museum of Roman Ships is located along the shores of Lake Nemi, in the province of Rome.