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:…| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak
- Description: Italian term used to refer to rock stacks
- Also known as: “faraglioni”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Scoglio del Monacone and Grotta di Matromania.
Grotta di Matromania
Cave
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The Grotta di Matromania is a large, natural cave on the east coast of the island of Capri, Italy. It is located near the Arco Naturale. The cave is approximately 27 m long, 18 m wide, and 18 m high. It is connected with Mithras.
Arco Naturale
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The Arco Naturale is a natural arch on the east coast of the island of Capri. Dating from the Paleolithic age, it is the remains of a collapsed grotto. The arch spans 12 m at a height of 18 m above ground and consists of limestone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capri.
Capri
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The small Italian island of Capri is 5 km from the mainland in the Bay of Naples, a celebrated beauty spot and coastal resort since the days of the Roman Republic until now. It is also part of Campania.
Faraglioni
- Categories: rock, island, and body of water
- Location: Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Faraglioni” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “فاراليوني”
- Arabic: “فارايوني”
- Aragonese: “Mallo”
- Basque: “Mallo”
- Cebuano: “Faraglioni”
- Chinese: “卡普里奇岩”
- Croatian: “Faraglioni”
- Dutch: “Faraglioni”
- French: “Faraglioni”
- German: “Faraglioni”
- Hungarian: “faraglioni”
- Hungarian: “Faraglioni”
- Indonesian: “Faraglioni”
- Italian: “Faraglioni”
- Neapolitan: “Faragliune”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “faraglioni”
- Norwegian: “Faraglioni”
- Polish: “Faraglioni”
- Romanian: “Faraglioni”
- Russian: “фаральони”
- Spanish: “Faraglioni”
- Spanish: “farallones”
- Spanish: “Farallones”
- Turkish: “faraglioni”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Marina Grande and Anacapri.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Belvédère di Tragara and Punta Tragara.
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