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Via Sacra - Monte Cavo

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Via Sacra - Monte Cavo

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Location: Rocca Di Papa, Rome, Lazio, Italy

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1. Via Sacra - Monte Cavo – Giovannone Singletrack loop from Albano Laziale

38.3km

03:52

990m

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2. Via Sacra - Monte Cavo – Pratoni del Vivaro loop from Castel Gandolfo

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3. View of Rocca Priora – Villa Falconieri loop from Frascati

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Roma 'n Bike

May 28, 2021

The Via Sacra is a beautiful paved road from the Roman era that climbs to the top of Monte Cavo. Today it is famous above all for the panoramic point to which it leads, called "Occhialone", from which you can enjoy a suggestive panorama that simultaneously embraces the two lakes in the area, that of Albano and that of Nemi.

This mountain was so important because on its top stood the temple of Jupiter of Latium. Every year, at the temple, the Feriae Latinae were held, great celebrations in honor of this divinity, particularly important in Lazio. The road that went up the mountain to reach this sacred place therefore took the name of Via Sacra. And this same road was also traveled by the victorious generals who celebrated their triumph: for this reason it was also known as the triumphal road.

The temple of Giove Laziale, however, was replaced in the Middle Ages by a hermitage dedicated to St. Peter. This later became a monastery and in more modern times even a hotel, where various important people seem to have stayed.

Today Monte Cavo is an important radio and television transmission center. And in fact on its top there are essentially only antennas, repeaters and various pylons.

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Marco Salvatori

June 24, 2021

Beautiful place full of shade, summer and ideal

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Gian

January 11, 2022

Bike trip through history. Some very steep sections

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Location: Rocca Di Papa, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Via Sacra - Monte Cavo

1. Via Sacra - Monte Cavo – Giovannone Singletrack loop from Albano Laziale

2. Via Sacra - Monte Cavo – Pratoni del Vivaro loop from Castel Gandolfo

3. View of Rocca Priora – Villa Falconieri loop from Frascati

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