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Title: Guide to Italy and Sicily
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Macmillan & Co
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Publisher: London, MacMillan
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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ascendingfrom the railway station, are exten-sive remains of baths belonging to the ancient villa. In front is thePiazza Re Umberto, the centre ofbusiness in the town. Turningfrom it to the left, and taking thefirst long street on the rt., wereach the (J m.) Church of S.Paolo, outside which are someremains of the massive wall of theCamp of the second Parthian Legion.Higher up the hill are traces of anAmphitheatre, and further on, theConvent of the Cappuccini, im-mediately beyond which is gainedthe carriage road, commanding afine view over the lake. From this point the travellermay drive round the lake to (5 m.)Rocca, di Papa, or follow a broadpathway, bearing to the left whereit forks, and walking throughcharming woods along the marginof the crater, high above the water,to (1 hr.) Palazzuolo, formerly aFranciscan convent. Thence in1 hr. to the loftily situatedMadonna del Tufo, conspicuousfrom below, and commanding a fineview. A carriage road leads fromit to Rocca di Papa, passing after
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TheALBAN LAKES. Natural Scale. English Miles Chilometri .tjeights in English feet A3112 To face page 278. London: Macmillan & Co., Ld. GUIDE TO ITALY Rome—XX. Ostia 287 5 min. a Cross, where the pedes-trian turns to the rt., andclimbs a steep path for \ hr. to the summit of Monte Cavo (3112ft.). Part of the ascent lies alongan ancient road, well paved withslabs of basalt, by which victoriousgenerals were conducted to theTemple of Jupiter, on the highestpoint of the mountain. APassionistConvent now occupies the site, butthe building is deserted. The viewfrom this point is the finest in theneighbourhood of Rome, but isunfortunately seldom very clear. A descent of \ hr. brings thetraveller to Rocca di Papa (2800),a somewhat dirty village, in amagnificent situation (2060 ft.). The so-called CamjJo di Annibaleis the inner crater of the Albanvolcano. We may return to Rome,Albano, or Frascati by funicularrailway and electric tramway. Another beautiful excursion maybe taken from Albano t

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