Monte Cavo
| Monte Cavo | ||
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 Monte Cavo above Lake Albano |
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| height | 950 m slm | |
| location | Metropolitan City of Rome , Italy | |
| Mountains | Albanian mountains | |
| Coordinates | 41 ° 45 '6 " N , 12 ° 42' 36" E | |
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| Type | extinguished cinder cone | |
| particularities | second highest point in the Albanian Mountains | |
The Monte Cavo is the younger eruption cone of a volcano in the complex of the Vulcano Laziale and forms with 950 m the second highest point of the Alban Mountains .
history
For the Latins , Monte Cavo was a sacred mountain . Called Albanus Mons in ancient times , the summit was home to the temple of Jupiter Latiaris , the federal shrine of the Latins. The feriae latinae (federal festivals) were celebrated here. At this time wars were interrupted and offerings were made on the mountain . Each of the 47 participating nations received shares of the main sacrifice, a bull. A wide road led to the summit, which was used for triumphal procession after military victories. The historian Titus Livius reports that the custom was almost completely extinguished until one day stones fell from the sky on the mountain. The stone rain could be soothed by renewed offerings. Another legend reports that the military leader Hannibal is said to have camped here at the crater. In 1783 the temple of Jupiter on the summit was destroyed and a monastery was built from its stones.
tourism
A non-public road (guarded barrier) leads to the summit plateau, which is surrounded by dozens of antenna systems, primarily used for military purposes but also for private use. A crumbling building with a former restaurant bears witness to the touristy times, today there are only countless air-conditioned containers on the whole summit, which contain the transmission systems for the antennas ( transmission systems Monte Cavo ). A large part is a restricted military area. The view of the surrounding area is severely restricted. A footpath leads from the village of Rocca di Papa through the forest on a historic road (Via Sacra), past the remains of a Roman fortress and an ancient Janus-headed rock sculpture, also to the summit area and meets the driveway. Nearby there is a lookout point with a wide view of Lake Albano and Lake Nemi as well as Castelgandolfo .
Command center
In addition to the antennas on the summit, there is an extensive bunker in the mountain, which was used by the Italian Air Force . Until 1976, the 2nd Regional Operations Center was located there , which was responsible for airspace control and the operational management of task forces in central Italy and Sardinia. Thereafter, the protected command post of the Italian Air Force General Staff (Centro Operativo dello Stato Maggiore Aeronautica) was located in the bunker . In addition to Monte Soratte, it was also intended as a government bunker.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Castelli Romani Natural Park
- ^ Karl Gratzl: Myth Mountain. Lexicon of the important mountains from mythology, cultural history and religion . Hollinek, Purkersdorf 2000, ISBN 3-85119-280-X , p. 255-256 .
- ↑ ilmamilio.it to close the bunker