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
  • Type: Cave
  • Description: cave in Malta
  • Also known as: “Calypso’s Cave (closed)”, “Calypsos Cave”, “Grotta di Calipso”, and “L-Għar ta‘ Kalippu (magħluq)”
  • Address: Ix-Xagħra

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Ramla Bay and Ġgantija.

Beach
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 1.0 fi.
is a bay with a beach of reddish-coloured sand in , in the Maltese Islands. is situated 430 metres east of Calypso’s Cave.

Photo: FritzPhotography, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a megalithic temple complex from the… is situated 2 km southwest of Calypso’s Cave.

Cave
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is a natural cave located on the eastern side of . is situated 1 km east of Calypso’s Cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marsalforn and Nadur.

Village
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also written as M'Forn for shortcut…

Village
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is an administrative unit of , located in the eastern part of the island of . is situated 2½ km southeast of Calypso’s Cave.

Village
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is an administrative unit and village of , on the island of . is situated 3½ km southwest of Calypso’s Cave.

Calypso’s Cave

Latitude
36.06067° or 36° 3′ 38″ north
Longitude
14.27949° or 14° 16′ 46″ east
Elevation
36 metres (118 feet)
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.
  • Arabic: “كهف كاليبس”
  • Cebuano: “Calypso’s Cave”
  • Chinese: “卡吕普索洞穴”
  • Japanese: “カリプソ洞窟”
  • Polish: “Jaskinia Kalipso (zamknięta)”
  • Slovenian: “Kalipsina jama”
  • Swedish: “Calypso’s Cave”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Wied il-Ħanaq and Ta’ Kittina.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Il-Kċina tar-Ramla and Rose’s.

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