Grotta del Monaco

Grotta del Monaco is a cave in Praia a Mare, Province of Cosenza, Calabria. Grotta del Monaco is situated nearby to Scoglio del Monaco, as well as near the cave Grotta delle Sardine.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dino and Castello di Fiuzzi.

Dino

Island

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Dino is the larger of the two small islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea, off the coast of Calabria. The island is situated off Cape Arena, near to Praia a Mare. The name of the island either derives from Italian aedina, a temple, or Greek dino, a vortex or storm.

Castello di Fiuzzi

Castle

Photo: Greco.pino, Public domain.

Castello di Fiuzzi is a castle, which is situated 1 km east of Grotta del Monaco.

Torre di Fiuzzi

Tower

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Torre di Fiuzzi is a tower, which is situated 510 metres east of Grotta del Monaco.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Nicola Arcella and Scalea.

San Nicola Arcella

Village

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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 3 km southeast of Grotta del Monaco.

Scalea

Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Scalea is a resort on the south-western coast of Italy facing the Tyrrhenian Sea in the Golfo del Pollino, on a stretch of coast called "Riviera dei Cedri".