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Blue Grotto (Grotta Azzurra), Capri

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Blue Grotto (Grotta Azzurra), Capri

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Blue Grotto (Grotta Azzurra), Capri

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Location: Anacapri, Naples, Campania, Italy

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1. Cala di Mezzo – Faro di Punta Carena loop from Anacapri

10.1km

03:28

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2. Monte Solaro summit – Cala di Mezzo loop from Capri (Funicolare di Capri)

14.8km

06:19

930m

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3. San Michele Arcangelo – Fortino di Orrico loop from Anacapri

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02:23

300m

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Andreas

December 9, 2023

Access via Via Grotta Azzurra and then only possible by boat.

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Christine 🚶‍♀️ 📷 🌏

September 22, 2022

The Blue Grotto is a cave whose entrance is a 1.5 meter high rock hole in the sea. The cave is about 52 meters long and 30 meters wide, the water inside is about 15 meters deep. Since daylight enters the grotto mainly below sea level reflected in the sea water, the water inside the cave shimmers in a peculiar blue hue. Max, 4 people have to lie in the boat to get into the cave. The gondolier has to watch for the right wave and then he pulls himself into the cave on a chain. The same also happens when exiting the cave. You have to lie on top of each other and the boatman pulls himself out with the chain. If the waves are too high then the cave will be closed.

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Christian S

October 29, 2020

The Blue Grotto (Italian: Grotta Azzurra) is a sea cave on the coast of the island of Capri, southern Italy. Sunlight passing through an underwater cavity and shining through the seawater creates a blue reflection that illuminates the cavern. The cave extends some 50 metres into the cliff at the surface, and is about 150 metres (490 ft) deep, with a sandy bottom.

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Elevation 50 m

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Location: Anacapri, Naples, Campania, Italy

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Blue Grotto (Grotta Azzurra), Capri

1. Cala di Mezzo – Faro di Punta Carena loop from Anacapri

2. Monte Solaro summit – Cala di Mezzo loop from Capri (Funicolare di Capri)

3. San Michele Arcangelo – Fortino di Orrico loop from Anacapri

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