Lake Albano

Lake Albano (Italian: Lago Albano or Lago di Castel Gandolfo; ) is a small volcanic crater lake in the Alban Hills of Lazio, 15 miles southeast of Rome. On a height of 961 feet (293 m) above sea level, overlooking it is Castel Gandolfo, where the Pope has a villa.

It was known to the Roman Empire as Albanus Lacus. In its vicinity stood Alba Longa.

The lake is the deepest (170 m) in Lazio. It is about 3.5 km long by 2.3 km wide, formed by the overlapping union of two volcanic craters, an origin indicated by the ridge in its center, which rises to a depth of 70 meters.

It hosted the canoeing and rowing events of the 1960 Summer Olympic Games that were held at Rome. The lane marking system developed for these events is commonly referred to as the Albano buoy system.

Image:Schedrin Albano.jpg|Painting by Sylvester Shchedrin, before 1825 Image:George Inness 001.jpg|Lake Albano, George Inness, 1869 Image:Lago albano castelgandolfo roma italy.JPG|Panoramic view </gallery>

Preceded by
Lake Wendouree
Melbourne, Australia
1956
Olympic Regatta
Venue

1960
Succeeded by
Lake Sagami
Tokyo, Japan
1964

References

  • Britannica.com (retrieved: 12 March 2009)
  • Italian Tourism - Lakes (retrieved: 12 March 2009)
  • The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008 | The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, Columbia University Press (retrieved: 12 March 2009)
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Babak
21 April 2018
In one side of lake you can find the platform for boating and on the other side you can find sandy beach for swimming, and of course it has a unique view via castle Gandolof
Domnule Obzen
28 June 2016
Great way to spend summer in Rome. Get the early train at the central station and enjoy the lake. It is gorgeous. You can go kayaking, supping, or just swimming. It is really pretty.
Alek
23 September 2015
Don't swim unless you're accessing the beach in an "area balneare" (swimming area), because the shores are very steep and the water becomes deep quickly.
Danilo ✌
4 September 2014
Ideale per una passeggiata romantica serale ma anche di giorno ha il suo fascino con spiaggia attrezzata di ombrelloni e lettini. Si fittano pedalò!
Sagre nei Borghi
30 September 2014
Nel borgo laziale di Marino si aprono le botti del migliore vino locale, in occasione della Festa dell’Uva. Al vostro arrivo, lasciatevi conquistare da un delizioso calice di rosso!
Cigdem
30 June 2015
Her yerinden huzur akiyor! Ama sakin burada turta yemeyin. Yoksa siz de mide bulantisindan yerle yeksan olabilirsiniz. Asıl turtalar Lago di Nemi'deymiş. Italya'daki en huzurlu yer sanirim burasi.
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