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 |