Cave of Dogs

The Cave of Dogs is a cave near , Italy. Volcanic gases seeping into the cave give the air inside a high concentration of carbon dioxide. Dogs held inside would faint; at one time this was a tourist attraction.
Wikipedia
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bagnoli–Agnano Terme railway station and Terme di Agnano.

Railway station
Photo: Mikhail (Vokabre) Shcherbakov, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Bagnoli–Agnano Terme station is a railway stop on Line 2 of the Naples metropolitan railway service, situated on the Passante Ferroviario di Napoli. is situated 1½ km south of Cave of Dogs.

Bathhouse
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is a bathhouse, which is situated 790 metres southeast of Cave of Dogs.

Railway station
Photo: Ngeloco, CC0.
Monte Sant'Angelo railway station is a railway station in located between the districts of and . It is served by the Line 7 railway line, managed by EAV. is situated 2 km northeast of Cave of Dogs.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Agnano Terme and Bagnoli.

Neighborhood
Photo: Francesco Boggia, CC BY 3.0.
is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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is a western seaside quarter of , Italy, well beyond the confines of the original city. It is beyond Cape and, thus, looking on the coast of the Bay of .

Suburb
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is a western quarter of , southern Italy. Covering an area of 6,2 km2, it is the most populated suburb of the city. is situated 2½ km east of Cave of Dogs.

Cave of Dogs

Latitude
40.83333° or 40° 50′ north
Longitude
14.16667° or 14° 10′ east
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Open location code
8FGPR5M8+8M
Geo­Names ID
3180859
Wiki­data ID
Q924853
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Cave of Dogs” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كهف الكلاب”
  • Chinese: “狗洞 (那不勒斯)”
  • Chinese: “狗洞”
  • Czech: “Psí jeskyně”
  • Dutch: “Grotta del Cane”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كهف الكلاب”
  • French: “grotte du Chien”
  • French: “Grotte du Chien”
  • German: “Grotta del Cane”
  • German: “Hundsgrotte”
  • Hebrew: “מערת הכלבים”
  • Hungarian: “Grotta del Cane”
  • Italian: “grotta del Cane”
  • Italian: “Grotta del Cane”
  • Polish: “Psia grota”
  • Russian: “Собачья пещера”
  • Serbian: “Dog Cave”
  • Serbian: “Dog Kejv”
  • Serbian: “Grotta del cane”
  • Serbian: “Pasja pećina”
  • Serbian: “Pseća pećina”
  • Serbian: “Дог Кејв”
  • Serbian: “Пасја пећина”
  • Serbian: “Псећа пећина”
  • Ukrainian: “Собача печера”
  • “Grotta del Cane”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Rione Lauro and Phlegraean Fields.

Nearby Places

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