(40°29'44.22"N, 15°12'32.92"E)
Karst cave.
Upper Cretacious
| Location: |
Calore Valley, Salerno, Campania.
A few km west of the centre of Castelcivita town.
Autostrada A3 SA-RC uscita Battipaglia, SS 18 uscita Capaccio Scalo, bivio per Roccadaspide, bivio per Castelcivita.
(40°29'44.22"N, 15°12'32.92"E) |
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| Classification: |
Karst cave.
Upper Cretacious
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| Light: | electric. |
| Dimension: | L=4,800m, VR=52m. |
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| Address: |
Grotta di Castelcivita S r l, via A Moro, 84020 Castelcivita (SA), Tel: +390-82-975524, Fax: +390-82-975524
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| Last update: | $Date: 2008/11/16 13:31:49 $ |
Grotta di Castelcivita is a horizontal cave with many formations. It is also an important prehistoric site. The huge entrance at the floor of a lovely valley was inhabited during the Upper Paleolithic Era, about 40,000 years ago.
The cave is located a few kilometres from the medieval town Castelcivita, which was built high on a hill like a fortification. Below is the vallata del Calore (Valley of the Heat) with the
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