Loc. Dorcara
Loc. Dorcara is an archaeological site in Praia a Mare, Province of Cosenza, Calabria. Loc. Dorcara is situated nearby to the village Tortora, as well as near the suburb Castrocucco.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Praja-Ajeta-Tortora railway station and Sacro Cuore di Gesù.
Praja-Ajeta-Tortora railway station
Railway station
Photo: Lusb, Public domain.
Praja-Ajeta-Tortora railway station is situated 2½ km west of Loc. Dorcara.
Sacro Cuore di Gesù
Church
Sacro Cuore di Gesù is a church, which is situated 2½ km west of Loc. Dorcara.
Blanda
Archaeological site
Photo: Francesco Stuppello, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Blanda, and later Blanda Julia, was an ancient city of Lucania now located at Palecastro di Tortora, Province of Cosenza, Italy. It was mentioned by Ptolemy among the inland towns of that province; but placed both by Pliny and Mela on or near the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea. Blanda is situated 4 km northwest of Loc. Dorcara.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tortora and Castrocucco.
Tortora
Village
Photo: Francesco Stuppello, Public domain.
Tortora is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. Tortora is situated 4½ km north of Loc. Dorcara.
Castrocucco
Suburb
Photo: Luke18389, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castrocucco is a suburb, which is situated 5 km northwest of Loc. Dorcara.
San Nicola Arcella
Village
San Nicola Arcella is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. American writer Francis Marion Crawford lived in a coastal tower at San Nicola in the late 19th century. San Nicola Arcella is situated 6 km south of Loc. Dorcara.
Loc. Dorcara
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Praia a Mare, Province of Cosenza, Calabria, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
39.90276° or 39° 54′ 10″ northLongitude
15.80801° or 15° 48′ 29″ eastElevation
593 metres (1,946 feet)Open location code
8FFQWR35+46GeoNames ID
11863123
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