Marino, Lazio in the context of "Grottaferrata"

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⭐ Core Definition: Marino, Lazio

Marino (Latin: Marinum or Castrimoenium, Marino dialect: Marini) is an Italian comune with 46,676 inhabitants located in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital in Lazio.

Situated south of the capital, on the Alban Hills in the area of the Roman Castles, nestled between Rocca di Papa, Castel Gandolfo, and Grottaferrata, the town was a significant military outpost on the Ager Romanus throughout the Middle Ages, a popular vacation destination, and an important commercial hub due to its strategic position on the highway between Rome and Naples, which was frequented until the reopening of the faster Via Appia Nuova around 1780.

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👉 Marino, Lazio in the context of Grottaferrata

Grottaferrata (Italian pronunciation: [ˌɡrɔttaferˈraːta, ˌɡro-]) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, situated on the lower slopes of the Alban Hills, 20 kilometres (12 miles) southeast of Rome. It has grown up around the Abbey of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata, founded in 1004. Nearby communes include Frascati, Rocca di Papa, Marino and Rome.

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Marino, Lazio in the context of Peperino

Peperino is an Italian word describing a brown or grey volcanic tuff, containing fragments of basalt and limestone, with disseminated crystals of augite, mica, magnetite, leucite, and other similar minerals. The name originally referred to the dark-colored inclusions, suggestive of peppercorns.

The typical peperino occurs in the Alban Hills and in Soriano nel Cimino, near Rome, and was used by the ancient Romans under the name of lapis albanus as a building stone and for the basins of fountains.

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LINKED FROM (PARENTS)
← Peperino ← Grottaferrata
LINKS TO (CHILDREN)
Latin → Marino dialect → Italy → Comune → Metropolitan City of Rome Capital → Lazio → Alban Hills → Roman Castles → Rocca di Papa → Castel Gandolfo → Grottaferrata → Ager Romanus → Middle Ages → Rome → Naples → Strada statale 7 Via Appia →