Alban Hills

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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. The 950 m high Monte Cavo forms a highly visible peak the centre of the caldera, but the highest point is Maschio delle Faete approximately 2 km to the east of Cavo and 6 m taller. There are subsidiary calderas along the rim of the Alban Hills that contain the lakes Albano and Nemi. The hills are composed of peperino, a variety of tuff that is useful for construction and provides a mineral-rich substrate for nearby vineyards. ()

Local name: Colli Albani Last eruption: 5000 B.C.E.Elevation: 3136 ftCoordinates: 41°43'48"N, 12°42'0"E

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Alban Hills – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta, Lake Albano, Lake Nemi, Monte Cavo.

1.6 miSW
Church, Sacred and religious sites
Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta, Albano Laziale
41 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 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Albano
51 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...
1.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Nemi, Nemi
31 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.
1.6 miN
Archaeological site
Monte Cavo, Rocca di Papa
42 min walk • Monte Cavo, or less occasionally, "Monte Albano," is the second highest mountain of the complex of the Alban Hills, near Rome, Italy.
2.2 miW
Church
Albano Cathedral, Albano Laziale
56 min walk • Albano Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Albano Laziale, in the province of Rome and the region of Lazio, Italy. It is the seat of the Suburbicarian Diocese of Albano.
2.3 miW
Ancient Roman architecture
Villa of Domitian, Castel Gandolfo
60 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.
2.2 miN
Natural history museum, Science museum, Observatories and planetariums
Museo Geofisica, Rocca di Papa
56 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.
2 miW
41°43'36"N • 12°39'41"E
Civic Museum, Albano Laziale
51 min walk • Museum
1.5 miSW
Town
Ariccia
38 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.
0.6 miS
Museum
Museum of Nemi's ships, Nemi
15 min walk • The Museum of Roman Ships is located along the shores of Lake Nemi, in the province of Rome.
1.7 miS
Town
Genzano di Roma
44 min walk • 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.