Faraglioni

In Italian, faraglioni are stacks, coastal and oceanic rock formations eroded by waves. The word may be derived from the Greek pháros or Latin pharus and is cognate with the Spanish farallón. They are found at the coasts of several regions of Italy:…
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  • Type: Peak
  • Description: Italian term used to refer to rock stacks
  • Also known as: “faraglioni” and “فاراليوني”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Scoglio del Monacone and Grotta di Matromania.

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is an islet.

Cave
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The is a natural arch on the east coast of the island of , Italy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Capri.

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The small island of is 5 km from the…

Faraglioni

Latitude
40.5419° or 40° 32′ 31″ north
Longitude
14.25315° or 14° 15′ 11″ east
Open location code
8FGPG7R3+Q7
Geo­Names ID
7534683
Wiki­data ID
Q32080
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Faraglioni” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “فارايوني”
  • Aragonese: “Mallo”
  • Basque: “Mallo”
  • Cebuano: “Faraglioni”
  • Chinese: “卡普里奇岩”
  • Croatian: “Faraglioni”
  • Dutch: “Faraglioni”
  • French: “faraglioni”
  • French: “Faraglioni”
  • German: “Faraglioni”
  • Hindi: “फ़ाराल्योनी”
  • Hungarian: “faraglioni”
  • Hungarian: “Faraglioni”
  • Indonesian: “Faraglioni”
  • Italian: “Faraglioni”
  • Neapolitan: “Faragliune”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “faraglioni”
  • Norwegian: “Faraglioni”
  • Polish: “Faraglioni”
  • Romanian: “Faraglioni”
  • Russian: “фаральони”
  • Spanish: “farallones”
  • Spanish: “Farallones”
  • Turkish: “faraglioni”

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Places to explore: Marina Grande and Anacapri.

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