Grotta del Cavallo
The Grotta del Cavallo or Cavallo Cave is a limestone cave in the region of Apulia, Southern Italy, near Nardò 90 km south of Taranto. The cave is about 15 m above present sea level.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave and archaeological site in Italy
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Torre Uluzzo and Torre Santa Maria dell’Alto.
Torre Uluzzo
Tower
Torre Santa Maria dell’Alto
Photo: Lupiae, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Torre Santa Maria dell’Alto is situated 2 km southeast of Grotta del Cavallo.
Grotta di Capelvenere
Cave
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santa Caterina and Cenate.
Santa Caterina
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Santa Caterina is a village, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Grotta del Cavallo.
Cenate
Locality
Cenate is a village in Apulia, southern Italy, a frazione of the municipality of Nardò. Cenate is situated 3½ km east of Grotta del Cavallo.
Santa Maria al Bagno
Village
Photo: Freddyballo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santa Maria al Bagno is an Italian village of Apulia, in Italy. It is a frazione of the commune of Nardò and is located on the Ionian Sea. Santa Maria al Bagno is situated 4½ km southeast of Grotta del Cavallo.
Grotta del Cavallo
- Categories: paleolithic site and landform
- Location: Apulia, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
40.15524° or 40° 9′ 19″ northLongitude
17.96054° or 17° 57′ 38″ eastOpen location code
8FGV5X46+36OpenStreetMap ID
node 3901897245OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q1431132
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Grotta del Cavallo” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كهف كافالو”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جروتا ديل كافالو”
- French: “grotte du Cheval”
- French: “Grotte du Cheval”
- German: “Grotta del Cavallo”
- Italian: “grotta del Cavallo”
- Italian: “Grotta del Cavallo”
- Japanese: “カヴァロ洞窟”
- Macedonian: “Грота дел Кавало”
- Portuguese: “Caverna do Cavalo”
- Swedish: “Grotta del Cavallo”
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Highlights include Occhio della Sibilla and Grotta Della Lea.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Grotta del Cavallo”. Photo: MatthiasKabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.