Subiaco Dams

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The Subiaco Dams were a group of three Roman gravity dams at Subiaco, Lazio, Italy, devised as pleasure lakes for Emperor Nero. The biggest one was the highest dam in the Roman Empire, and even in the world until its accidental destruction in 1305. ()

Height: 164 ftCoordinates: 41°54'39"N, 13°7'31"E

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LazioItaly

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Subiaco Dams – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rocca Abbaziale, Abbey of Saint Scholastica, Ponte di San Francesco, Basilica of Sant'Andrea.

1.9 miNW
Forts and castles
Rocca Abbaziale, Subiaco
49 min walk • Perched atop a hill in the charming town of Subiaco, Italy, the Rocca Abbaziale is a testament to the region's rich history and cultural heritage. This formidable castle, with its commanding presence and medieval architecture, invites visitors to step back in time...
0.6 miNW
Monastery
Abbey of Saint Scholastica, Subiaco
16 min walk • The Abbey of Saint Scholastica, also known as Subiaco Abbey, is located just outside the town of Subiaco in the Province of Rome, Region of Lazio, Italy; and is still an active Benedictine abbey, territorial abbey, first founded in the 6th century AD by Saint Benedict of Nursia.
2.1 miNW
Architecture, Sacred and religious sites, Church
Ponte di San Francesco, Subiaco
53 min walk • The Ponte di San Francesco is a medieval segmental arch bridge over the Aniene in Subiaco, Lazio, Italy. Constructed in 1358, its single span measures 37 metres.
1.7 miNW
Church, Neoclassical architecture
Basilica of Sant'Andrea, Subiaco
45 min walk • The Basilica di Sant’Andrea Apostolo is an 18th-century, Neoclassical-style, Roman Catholic co-cathedral in the town of Subiaco, region of Lazio, Italy. The church replaced an earlier church dedicated to Saint Abundius, and was consecrated by Pope Pius VI in 1789. The pope's coat of arms is depicted in the tympanum above the main portal.
6.3 miNE
Church
Santuario della Santissima Trinità
161 min walk • The Shrine of the Holy Trinity is a small shrine of the Catholic Church, dedicated to the Trinity, located in the territory of the municipality of Vallepietra, on the border of Lazio and Abruzzo, in a mountainous area at an altitude of 1337 m above...
5.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Monte Autore
133 min walk • Mount Autore is the third highest mountain in the Simbruini Mountains, at 1,854.8 m above sea level located in Lazio, in the territory of the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, of which it is the highest peak.
0.9 miNW
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Public art
Monastero di Santa Scolastica, Subiaco
24 min walk • The Abbey of Saint Scholastica, also known as Subiaco Abbey, is located just outside the town of Subiaco in the Province of Rome, Region of Lazio, Italy; and is still an active Benedictine abbey, territorial abbey, first founded in the 6th century AD by Saint Benedict of Nursia.
5 miE
Park
Parco Naturale Regionale dei Monti Simbruini, Vallepietra
127 min walk • The Simbruini Mountains Regional Nature Park is a protected natural area among the largest nature reserves and parks in the Lazio Region, with peaks reaching and exceeding 2100 meters.
4.2 miSE
History museum, Museum
Villa di Traiano
109 min walk • The Villa of Trajan was the summer residence of Emperor Trajan; it stands in the natural scenery of the Arcinazzo Highlands, more precisely at the foot of Mount Altuino, in an area crossed by the Aniene River, whose fine waters were considered the...
5.9 miSW
Locality
Olevano Romano
151 min walk • Olevano Romano is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region Latium, located about 45 kilometres east of Rome. It is the probable birthplace of the composer Giovanni Gentile.
6.1 miNW
Locality
Cervara di Roma
155 min walk • Cervara di Roma is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region Latium, located about 50 kilometres east of Rome.