Elevation
The towns above 800 meters within two hours of Rome
Comuni at 800 meters or higher within a two hour drive of Rome. The catalogue holds 5, all shown, highest first.
Table no. 24 · Ranked by m · 5 towns
Romans have always known where the summer goes: up. Within two hours of the capital the Apennines pass eight hundred meters, and with them the temperature drops out of the city's reach.
The catalogue holds a handful of towns at that height and distance, all shown here, highest first. In August the thermometer difference is not subtle.
- 1.Collalto Sabino980 mRieti · Lazio
- 2.Sante Marie950 mL'Aquila · Abruzzo
- 3.Capranica Prenestina915 mRoma · Lazio
- 4.Civita d'Antino904 mL'Aquila · Abruzzo
- 5.Orvinio840 mRieti · Lazio
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