Calypso’s Cave

Calypso's Cave is a natural cave, located on the western side of the , near the town of , on the island of . The cave is alleged to be the one referenced in the Odyssey as the cave where the nymph Calypso kept Odysseus prisoner for seven years after his ship was wrecked after a fierce storm.
Wikipedia
  • Cave
  • …lies at an elevation of around 40 metres (120 feet)
  • Description: cave in Malta
  • Address: Ix-Xagħra
  • Also known as
    “Calypso’s Cave (closed)”
    “Grotta di Calipso”
    “L-Għar ta‘ Kalippu (magħluq)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Discover Ramla Bay and Ġgantija.
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Beach
is a bay with a beach of reddish-coloured sand in , in the Maltese Islands.
430 metres east of Calypso’s Cave
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is a megalithic temple complex from the…
2 km southwest of Calypso’s Cave
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Cave
is a natural cave located on the eastern side of .
1 km east of Calypso’s Cave

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marsalforn and Nadur.
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Village
, also written as M'Forn for shortcut…
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Village
is an administrative unit of , located in the eastern part of the island of .
2½ km southeast of Calypso’s Cave
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Village
is an administrative unit and village of , on the island of .
3½ km southwest of Calypso’s Cave

Calypso’s Cave

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Latitude
36.06067° or 36° 3′ 38″ north
Longitude
14.27949° or 14° 16′ 46″ east
Open location code
8F8P376H+7Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 306285128
Open­Street­Map feature
natural = cave_entrance
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism = attraction
Geo­Names ID
2563165
Wiki­data ID
Q20925929

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Calypso’s Cave” goes by many names.
كهف كاليبسArabic
Calypso’s CaveCebuano
卡吕普索洞穴Chinese
カリプソ洞窟Japanese
Jaskinia Kalipso (zamknięta)Polish
Kalipsina jamaSlovenian
Calypso’s CaveSwedish

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