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The Castelli Romani ("Castles of Rome") is a group of communes in the province of Rome. They are located at short distance south-east to Rome, at the feet of the Alban Hills. Rome (It. ...
Nickname: Motto: SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC Government - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area - City 1,285 km² (580 sq mi) - Urban 5...
The Alban Hills (It. ...
The area of the Castelli occupies an ancient, fertile volcanic area which has allowed since ancient times a flourishing agriculture. The former crater is occupied by two lakes, the Lake of Nemi and that of Albano. Lake Nemi (Latin: Nemorensis Lacus) is a small circular volcanic lake in the Lazio region of Italy 30 kilometers south of Rome, taking its name from Nemi, the largest town in the area, that overlooks it from a height. ...
Lake of Albano, George Inness, 1869 Lake of Albano is a small crater-like lake 15 miles southeast of Rome, near which rises the Castel Gandolfo, where the Pope has a villa. ...
Starting from the Romans, it was an area frequented by the noblemen of Rome for its fresher climate during summer: the tradition was followed by the Popes which still have their summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, on the Lake Albano. Families which ruled in the castelli include Orsini, Colonna, Chigi, Aldobrandini and Ruspoli. Castel Gandolfo and the Lake of Albano. ...
Lake of Albano, George Inness, 1869 Lake of Albano is a small crater-like lake 15 miles southeast of Rome, near which rises the Castel Gandolfo, where the Pope has a villa. ...
The Orsini family was a powerful noble family in medieval and renaissance Rome, supplying three popes and many other leaders, and fighting with their rivals, the Colonna family, for influence. ...
The Colonna family was a powerful noble family in medieval and renaissance Rome, supplying one pope and many other leaders, and fighting with their rivals the Orsini family for influence. ...
Chigi-Albani is the name of a Roman princely family of Sienese extraction descended from the counts of Ardenghesca. ...
The Aldobrandini were an undistinguished Florentine family whose Roman fortunes were made when Ippolito Aldobrandini became pope under the name Pope Clement VIII, who arranged the marriage that linked the Aldobrandini with the Roman familiy of Pamphili. ...
The Savelli Castle in Rocca Priora. The Castelli Romani are: Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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Albano Laziale is a commune in the province of Rome, in Lazio (Latium). ...
Ariccia is a commune in the province of Rome, in the Province of Rome of the Lazio (Latium) region. ...
Castel Gandolfo and the Lake of Albano. ...
Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 343 m Area 3. ...
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Genzano di Roma is a town and commune in the province of Rome, in the Lazio region of central Italy. ...
Grottaferrata is a town with a Basilian monastery near Rome, sometimes said to occupy the site of Ciceros Tusculanum and situated on the lower slopes of the Alban hills, in the Diocese of Frascati, two and a half miles from the town itself (41°47′N 12°40′E...
Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 324 m Area 43. ...
Lariano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Rome in the Italian region Lazio, located about 35 km southeast of Rome. ...
View from Marino. ...
Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 576 m Area 24. ...
Country Italy Region Latium Province Province of Rome (RM) Mayor Elevation 451 m Area 9. ...
Nemi, an old town and comune of Italy, is in the province of Rome, on the Alban Hills, in central Lazio, 41°43′N 12°43′E, at 521 metres (1709 ft) above sea-level overlooking Lake Nemi. ...
Rocca di Papa is a town and commune in the province of Rome, Italy. ...
Rocca Priora is a town and commune in the province of Rome, Italy. ...
Velletri is a comune in the province of Rome, on the Alban Hills, in Lazio (Latium) - Italy. ...
Cuisine and food
The area is renowned for the production of wine, including the white wine of Frascati. Ariccia is celebrated for its porchetta (roasted pork meat). Local biscuits include the so-called maritozzi. Italian Porchetta in Marino, Italy Porketta (also Porquetta, or the older Porchetta) is a spicy, tasty and extremely moist boneless pork roast. ...
There is also a wine called Castelli Romani, and has some very good qualities in the wine!
External Link - Cultural/tourist Portal of the Castles Roman
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