Sea Caves of the Gargano

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Location:	Vieste Harbour, Il Gargano.
Open:	n/a
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Classification:	Karst cave.
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Address:	Ente Parco Nazionale del Gargano (National Park of the Gargano), Via S. Antonio Abate, 121, 71037 - Monte Sant'Angelo (Fg), Tel: +39-0884-568929, E-mail:
Last update:	$Date: 2011/12/13 08:57:52 $

History

Description

Numerous caves are known on the Gragano peninsula, 128 sea caves are known along the coast. As the caves were formed during the Ice Age, when the sea level was much deeper, many of them now lie well below sea level, showing under water speleothems. The erosion of the Gargano coast cut through many karst cave systems, which are now sea caves. The caves are eroded by the mechanical forces of the waves, the result are sea caves like any other sea cave on earth, except for some remaining stalactites on the ceiling probably.

The caves between Vieste and Mattinata can be visited by a boat trip. Some of those caves are:

• Grotta dei Contrabbandieri: smugglers' cave, as legends tells it was the hideout for smuglers.
• Grotta Campana piccola
• Grotta Calda
• Grotta Sfondata
• Grotta dei due occhi: the two eyed cave has two entrances.
• Grotta dei pomodori: the cave of the tomatoes was named because of red molluscs living on the walls.
• Grotta dei marmi
• Grotta delle Sirene
• Grotta delle due stanze
• Grotta dei sogni: cave of dreams.
• Grotta Tavolozza
• Grotta Campana: 47 m high and round like a bell. It is also called Pantheon of the Gargano.
• Grande grotta del serpente
• Grotta Smeralda
• Grotta Rotonda
• Grotta delle finestre

See also

• La costa e le grotte ( )
• La costa e le grotte marine ()
• Itinerari Costieri - Küstenwege ()
• Gargano: the sea grotto

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