Punta dell’Arcera
Punta dell’Arcera is a cape in Anacapri, Metropolitan Naples, Campania.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Blue Grotto and Villa San Michele.
Blue Grotto
Cave
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Blue Grotto is a sea cave on the coast of the island of Capri, southern Italy. Sunlight shining through an underwater cavity is reflected back upward through the seawater below the cavern, giving the water a blue glow that illuminates the cavern.
Villa San Michele
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Villa San Michele was built about the end of the 19th century on the isle of Capri, Italy, by the Swedish physician and author Axel Munthe.
Monte Solaro
Peak
Photo: Tango7174, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monte Solaro is a mountain on the island of Capri in Campania, Italy. With an elevation of 589 m, its peak is the highest point of Capri. It contains the "Fortino di Bruto", a blockhouse which was used in battles between Britain and France in the early 19th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capri.
Capri
Photo: Paolostefano1412, CC BY 3.0.
The small Italian island of Capri is 5 km from the mainland in the Bay of Naples, a celebrated beauty spot and coastal resort since the days of the Roman Republic until now. It is also part of Campania.
Punta dell’Arcera
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Anacapri, Metropolitan Naples, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
40.5608° or 40° 33′ 39″ northLongitude
14.1996° or 14° 11′ 59″ eastOpen location code
8FGPH56X+8ROpenStreetMap ID
node 9155296947OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Villa Damecuta and Torre Damecuta.
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