Grotta dei Monaci

Grotta dei Monaci is a cave in Castelmola, Messina, Sicily. Grotta dei Monaci is situated near the cemetery Cimitero di Castelmola, as well as near the church Chiesa della Santissima Annunziata.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Castello di Mola and San Nicolò.

Castello di Mola

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Castello di Mola is situated 630 metres south of Grotta dei Monaci.

San Nicolò

Church

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San Nicolò is a church, which is situated 720 metres south of Grotta dei Monaci.

Castello di Monte Tauro

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Castello di Monte Tauro is situated 1½ km southeast of Grotta dei Monaci.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castelmola and Taormina.

Castelmola

Village

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Castelmola is a comune in the Province of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 170 kilometres east of Palermo and about 40 kilometres southwest of Messina.

Taormina

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Taormina is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Messina, on the east coast of the island of Sicily, Italy. Taormina has been a tourist destination since the 19th century.

Giardini Naxos

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Giardini Naxos is a town in the Messina Province of Sicily. It lies on the east coast midway between Messina to the north and Catania to the south. Just above it is the mountain town of Taormina.

Grotta dei Monaci

Type: Cave
Categories: archaeological site, historic site, and landform
Location: Castelmola, Messina, Sicily, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

37.86463° or 37° 51′ 53″ north

Longitude

15.27466° or 15° 16′ 29″ east

Open location code

8F9QV77F+VV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4673795427

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cave_entrance

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Cimitero di Castelmola and Chiesa della Santissima Annunziata.

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