title: Pavona
text: # Pavona
  
  Pavona is a hamlet in Lazio, central Italy. It is a frazione of the comune (municipality) of Albano Laziale. However, its traditional territory is also included in those of Castel Gandolfo and Rome.
  
  ## Overview
  
  The Albano fraction includes some 7,600 inhabitants, the other two amounting to c. 3,500 and 2,000, respectively.
  
  The patron saint of Pavona is St. Joseph, celebrated on May 1.
  
  