Grotta dell’Orso

Grotta dell’Orso is a cave in Rotonda, Province of Potenza, Basilicata. Grotta dell’Orso is situated nearby to the peak Timpa dell’Orso, as well as near the spring Fonte Ermite.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Viggianello and Morano Calabro.

Viggianello

Village

Photo: DinaBenedettoFerrandina, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Viggianello is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia. Viggianello is situated 7 km north of Grotta dell’Orso.

Morano Calabro

Village

Photo: Ciamagno, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Morano Calabro is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia. It was the birthplace of mathematician Gaetano Scorza and Economist Oswaldo Caffaro Faillace, a condecorated telegraphist in WWII, who saved numerous lives by advising of the unexpected approach of bombarders. Morano Calabro is situated 8 km southeast of Grotta dell’Orso.

Grotta dell’Orso

Type: Cave
Category: landform
Location: Rotonda, Province of Potenza, Basilicata, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

39.91045° or 39° 54′ 38″ north

Longitude

16.09194° or 16° 5′ 31″ east

Open location code

8FFRW36R+5Q

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5025252670

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cave_entrance

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