Albano Laziale

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Second Parthic Legion’s Museum

The museum's premises occupy an important area in the baths that Emperor Caracalla built for the Legion's soldiers

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Second Parthic Legion’s Museum

The Catacombs of San Senatore

The Catacombs of San Senatore are located below the Convent of S. Maria della Stella where in Roman times there was a pozzolana quarry. The…

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The Catacombs of San Senatore

The big Cistern

The large cistern was designed by the legion's architect around 202 AD to supply water to the Castra Albana and surrounding dwellings. It was powered…

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The big Cistern

The bath of Caracalla (Terme di Cellomaio)

The Baths of Caracalla - called of Cellomaio - were commissioned by the Emperor Antonino Caracalla, as a pacifying act against the legionaries of Albano:…

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The bath of Caracalla (Terme di Cellomaio)

St. Peter Church

This church, located on the main road of Albano (Corso Matteotti), was built by Pope Hormisdas (514 – 523 AD) from one of the large…

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St. Peter Church

St. Paolo Convento and Church

Both buildings, positioned in the far northeast of the residential area, were built approximately in 1282 by will of Cardinal Giacomo Savelli, the future Pope…

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St. Paolo Convento and Church

St. Pancrazio Cathedral

The church underwent various alterations such as the addition of a sacristy and an adjoining cemetery. The restructuring was started in 1700 by Bishop Ferdinando…

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St. Pancrazio Cathedral

Santa Maria della Rotonda Church

The Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Rotonda in Albano Laziale stands on an ancient nymphaeum of the Villa of Domitian, an interesting architectural precedent of…

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Santa Maria della Rotonda Church

Civic Museum of Villa Ferrajoli

This impressive neoclassic building is immersed in a park surrounded by centuries-old pine trees and wonderful magnolia plants. It is located in the south east…

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Civic Museum of Villa Ferrajoli

Sanctuary of St. Maria della Rotonda

The Santuario di Santa Maria della Rotonda (The Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Rotonda) is built on an ancient nymphaeum of the Villa di Domiziano…

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Sanctuary of St. Maria della Rotonda

Romitory of St. Angelo in Lacu

The remains of the Romitorio di S. Angelo (Hermitage of St. Angelo) can be seen on the southeast side of Lake Albano, below the Convent…

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Romitory of St. Angelo in Lacu

Pretoria Gates

Located in the center of today's urban core, the Porta Pretoria was the main entrance to the camp of the Parthian Legion; its remains were…

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Pretoria Gates

Mausoleum of Horatii and Curiatii

The mausoleum is situated on the southern boundary of the residential area, on the edge of Appian Way and is a unique example for its…

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Mausoleum of Horatii and Curiatii

Imperial Villa

The Villa, the remains of which can be found in the public park, was built by Pompey between 61 and 58 BC and financed with…

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Imperial Villa

Convento and Church of Cappuccini

A wide stairway, buried among the oak trees, leads to the church, which displays the simplicity of Franciscan convent architecture. The convent built upon Prince…

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Convento and Church of Cappuccini

The Roman Amphitheatre

The amphitheatre was built by the masons of the Legion in the first half of the 3rd century AD, outside the north wall of the…

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The Roman Amphitheatre