LAKE OF ALBANO

(Redirected from Lake Albano)

'Lake Albano' () is a small volcanic crater lake in the Alban Hills of Lazio, 15 miles southeast of Rome. On a height overlooking it is Castel Gandolfo, where the Pope has a villa.
It was known to the Roman Empire as Albanus Lacus. It is 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 by the ridge in its center, which ruises to a depth of 70 meters.
It hosted the rowing events of the 1960 Summer Olympic Games that were held at Rome.