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Impiso Cave
The Impiso Cave () is a sea cave located in San Felice Circeo, Italy. Location The cave is located along the coast on the southern side of Mount Circeo in the comune of San Felice Circeo. Situated a few dozen meters west of the Goats Cave, it can only be accessed by sea. Description It is so called because of the presence of a large stalactite hanging from the ceiling of its vault, which resembles a hanged man, translated as ''impiso'' in Italian. See also * List of caves in Italy The following article shows a list of caves in Italy. Overview Main concentration of Italian caves (, singular: ''grotta'') is close to the Alps and the Apennine Mountains, principally due to karst. The Italian caves attract around 1.5 million t ... References External links {{Commons category-inline Caves of Lazio San Felice Circeo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Felice Circeo
San Felice Circeo is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Latina, in the Lazio region of central Italy. It was an ancient city called Circeii. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). It is included in the Circeo National Park. Sites include the Grotta Guattari, one of the oldest Neanderthal sites in Italy, in which remains of nine Neanderthals were discovered. Capo Circeo Lighthouse is from the old town. History In the Treaties between Rome and Carthage#First treaty 509 BC, treaty signed between Carthage and Rome in 509 BC, the Carthaginians agreed not to harm Circeii. In 209 BC, during the Second Punic War, Circeii was one of twelve Latin colonies to refuse any more military contributions towards Rome and in 204 it was severely punished as a result, by furnishing double the greatest number of foot soldiers they had ever provided and 120 horsemen, all chosen from the wealthiest of the inhabitants, and to be sent out of Italy. Als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Circeo
Monte Circeo or Cape Circeo ( , ) is a mountain promontory that marks the southwestern limit of the former Pontine Marshes, located on the southwest coast of Italy near San Felice Circeo. At the northern end of the Gulf of Gaeta, it is about long by wide at the base, running from east to west and surrounded by the sea on all sides except the north. The land to the northeast is the former ancient Pontine Marshes. Most of the ancient swamp has been land reclamation, reclaimed for agriculture and urban areas. The mountain, the coastal zone as far north as Latina, Lazio, Latina, including the only remaining remnant of the swamp, and two of the Pontine Islands offshore, Zannone and Ponza, have been included in the Parco Nazionale del Circeo, Circeo National Park. Geology Although a headland, it was not formed by coastal erosion – as headlands are usually formed – but is a remnant of the Orogeny, orogenic processes that created the Apennines. The entire coast of La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goats Cave
The Goats Cave () is a cliff-side cave located in San Felice Circeo, Italy. Location The cave is located a few meters above sea level along the coast on the southern side of Mount Circeo in the comune of San Felice Circeo. Situated a few dozen meters east of the Impiso Cave, it can be accessed by land or sea. Description The cave is approximately wide and between to high in the middle of the vault. The cavity is rich in tunnels and chambers, the most prominent of which begins at the far end of the cave and penetrates deeply into the mountain's mass. It likely derives its name from the fact that in the past it was used by shepherds as a shelter for their flocks of goats. Gallery File:Grotta capre.JPG File:Interno grotta capre.JPG File:Sentiero grotta capre.JPG See also * List of caves in Italy The following article shows a list of caves in Italy. Overview Main concentration of Italian caves (, singular: ''grotta'') is close to the Alps and the Apennine Mountains, princi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stalactite
A stalactite (, ; , ) is a mineral formation that hangs from the ceiling of caves, hot springs, or man-made structures such as bridges and mines. Any material that is soluble and that can be deposited as a colloid, or is in suspension (chemistry), suspension, or is capable of being melting, melted, may form a stalactite. Stalactites may be composed of lava, minerals, mud, peat, pitch (resin), pitch, sand, Geyserite, sinter, and amberat (crystallized urine of pack rats). A stalactite is not necessarily a speleothem, though speleothems are the most common form of stalactite because of the abundance of limestone caves. The corresponding formation on the floor of the cave is known as a stalagmite. Formation and type Limestone stalactites The most common stalactites are speleothems, which occur in limestone caves. They form through Deposition (geology), deposition of calcium carbonate and other minerals, which is precipitated from mineralized water Solution (chemistry), solutio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Caves In Italy
The following article shows a list of caves in Italy. Overview Main concentration of Italian caves (, singular: ''grotta'') is close to the Alps and the Apennine Mountains, principally due to karst. The Italian caves attract around 1.5 million tourists every year. The main Italian tourist caves are Castellana Caves and Frasassi Caves. Other notable show caves are Borgio Verezzi Caves, Castelcivita Caves, Grotta del Cavallone, Grotta Gigante, Grotta di Ispinigoli, Neptune's Grotto, Pastena Caves, Pertosa Caves, Grotta dello Smeraldo and Toirano Caves. Other notable Italian caves are Grotto Calgeron, Ear of Dionysius, Grotta del Gelo, Paglicci Cave, Grotta dell'Addaura, Arene Candide, Fumane Cave, Nereo Cave and Blue Grotto. Caves The caves are listed by alphabetical order and there are shown the main tourist caves and other notable (e.g. archaeological or paleontological) underground voids. Notes and references See also * Grotto *List of caves Extern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caves Of Lazio
Caves or caverns are natural voids under the Earth's surface. Caves often form by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground. Exogene caves are smaller openings that extend a relatively short distance underground (such as rock shelters). Caves which extend further underground than the opening is wide are called endogene caves. Speleology is the science of exploration and study of all aspects of caves and the cave environment. Visiting or exploring caves for recreation may be called ''caving'', ''potholing'', or ''spelunking''. Formation types The formation and development of caves is known as ''speleogenesis''; it can occur over the course of millions of years. Caves can range widely in size, and are formed by various geological processes. These may involve a combination of chemical processes, erosion by water, tectonic forces, microorganisms, pressure, and atmospheric influences. Isotopic dating techniques can be applied to cave sediments, to determine the time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
