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Grotta Pietrabuca

Grotta Pietrabuca is a cave in , , . Grotta Pietrabuca is situated nearby to the cave , as well as near the ruins .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ice house and Chestnut Tree of One Hundred Horses.

Ruins
Photo: Codyhof, CC BY-SA 4.0.
An , or icehouse, is a building used to store ice throughout the year, commonly used prior to the invention of the refrigerator. Some were underground chambers, usually man-made, close to natural sources of winter ice such as freshwater lakes, but many were buildings with various types of insulation. is situated 1 km south of Grotta Pietrabuca.

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The Hundred-Horse Chestnut is the largest and oldest known sweet chestnut in the world. Located on Linguaglossa road in , on the eastern slope of in — only 8 km from the volcano's crater — it is generally believed to be 2,000 to 4,000 years old. is situated 3½ km east of Grotta Pietrabuca.

Church
Photo: Alqasar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Grotta Pietrabuca.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Valle del Bove and Petrulli.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 4½ km southwest of Grotta Pietrabuca.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km southeast of Grotta Pietrabuca.

Hamlet
Photo: Alqasar, CC BY 3.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km southeast of Grotta Pietrabuca.

Grotta Pietrabuca

Latitude
37.7465° or 37° 44′ 47″ north
Longitude
15.08919° or 15° 5′ 21″ east
Open location code
8F9QP3WQ+HM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7862846957
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
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Highlights include Grotta Pietracannone and Neviera di don Puddu.

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