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Monte Solaro

Monte Solaro is a mountain on the island of in , . With an elevation of 589 m, its peak is the highest point of Capri. It contains the "Fortino di Bruto", a blockhouse which was used in battles between Britain and France in the early 19th century.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Santa Maria a Cetrella and Grotta Verde.

Church
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is a Franciscan chapel and hermitage in , , . Referred to as "Capri's most otherworldly church", it contains a Madonna statue which is venerated by pilgrims, including Rainer Maria Rilke.

Cave
Photo: Moroder, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a sea cave located on the island of , southern . Near it, the coast is rugged, being fully exposed to sirocco gales. As wear and tear of the rocks is very rapid, former water line marks are not likely to be well preserved.

Museum
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The was built about the end of the 19th century on the isle of , , by the physician and author Axel Munthe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Capri.

Photo: Paolostefano1412, CC BY 3.0.
The small island of is 5 km from the mainland in the Bay of , a celebrated beauty spot and coastal resort since the days of the Roman Republic until now. It is also part of .

Monte Solaro

Latitude
40.54513° or 40° 32′ 43″ north
Longitude
14.22374° or 14° 13′ 25″ east
Elevation
589 metres (1,932 feet)
Open location code
8FGPG6WF+3F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1474276095
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
3166447
Wiki­data ID
Q3322117
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Satellite Map

Discover Monte Solaro from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Venetian—“Monte Solaro” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “mont Solaro”
  • Cebuano: “Monte Solaro”
  • Chinese: “索拉罗山”
  • Croatian: “Monte Solaro”
  • Dutch: “Monte Solaro”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت سولارو”
  • French: “Mont Solara”
  • French: “Mont Solare”
  • French: “mont Solaro”
  • French: “Mont Solaro”
  • French: “Monte Solara”
  • French: “Monte Solare”
  • French: “Monte Solaro”
  • German: “Monte Solaro”
  • Hebrew: “מונטה סולארו”
  • Italian: “Monte Solaro”
  • Japanese: “ソラーロ山”
  • Ladin: “Monte Solaro”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Monte Solaro”
  • Norwegian: “Monte Solaro”
  • Romanian: “Monte Solaro”
  • Russian: “Соларо (гора)”
  • Russian: “Соларо”
  • Slovenian: “Monte Solaro”
  • Venetian: “Monte Solaro”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Monte Solaro”. Photo: Tango7174, CC BY-SA 4.0.