Monte Porzio Catone

The landscape around Monte Porzio Catone consists of volcanic slopes in the Alban Hills, a setting that has shaped both its compact hillside form and its long association with vineyards. This Castelli Romani community lies southeast of Rome, where wooded uplands rise above the surrounding plain. Its defining monument is Villa Mondragone, a late-16th-century villa commissioned by Cardinal Marco Sittico Altemps; Pope Gregory XIII issued the 1582 bull introducing the Gregorian calendar from here. The town also stands near the archaeological area of ancient Tusculum, once an important Latin and Roman centre. Find related webcams across the Alban Hills to build a fuller picture of the Castelli Romani.

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