Goats Cave

	Goats Cave The Goats Cave ( it, Grotta delle Capre) is a cliff-side cave located in San Felice Circeo, Italy. Location The cave is located a few meters above sea level along the coast on the southern side of Mount Circeo in the comune of San Felice Circeo. It can be accessed by land or sea. Description The cave is approximately wide and between to high in the middle of the vault. The cavity is rich in tunnels and chambers, the most prominent of which begins at the far end of the cave and penetrates deeply into the mountain's mass. It likely derives its name from the fact that in the past it was used by shepherds as a shelter for their flocks of goats. Gallery File:Grotta capre.JPG File:Interno grotta capre.JPG File:Sentiero grotta capre.JPG See also * List of caves in Italy The following article shows a list of caves in Italy. Overview Main concentration of Italian caves ( it, grotte, singular: ''grotta'') is close to the Alps and the Apennine Mountains, principally due to kar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	San Felice Circeo San Felice Circeo is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Latina, in the Lazio region of central Italy. It was an ancient city called Circeii. It is included in the Circeo National Park. Sites include the Grotta Guattari, one of the oldest Neanderthal sites in Italy, in which remains of nine Neanderthals were discovered. Capo Circeo Lighthouse is from the old town. History In the treaty signed between Carthage and Rome in 509 BC, the Carthaginians agreed not to harm Circeii. In 209 BC, during the Second Punic War, Circeii was one of twelve Latin colonies to refuse any more military contributions towards Rome and in 204 it was severly punished as a result, by furnishing double the greatest number of foot soldiers they had ever provided and 120 horsemen, all chosen from the wealthiest of the inhabitants, and to be sent out of Italy. Also an annual tax was imposed. The Roman Triumvir Lepidus was exiled here after his fall in 36 BC by his former colleague, and future Emp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Mount Circeo Monte Circeo or Cape Circeo ( it, Promontorio del Circeo , la, Mons Circeius) is a mountain promontory that marks the southwestern limit of the former Pontine Marshes.located on the southwest coast of Italy near San Felice Circeo. At the northern end of the Gulf of Gaeta, it is about long by wide at the base, running from east to west and surrounded by the sea on all sides except the north. The land to the northeast is the former ancient Pontine Marshes. Most of the ancient swamp has been reclaimed for agriculture and urban areas. The mountain, the coastal zone as far north as Latina, including the only remaining remnant of the swamp, and two of the Pontine Islands offshore, Zannone and Ponza, have been included in the Circeo National Park. Geology Although a headland, it was not formed by coastal erosion – as headlands are usually formed – but is a remnant of the orogenic processes that created the Apennines. The entire coast of Lazio, on which the mountai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	List Of Caves In Italy The following article shows a list of caves in Italy. Overview Main concentration of Italian caves ( it, grotte, singular: ''grotta'') is close to the Alps and the Apennine Mountains, principally due to karst. The main Italian tourist caves are Castellana and Frasassi. Other notable show caves are Pertosa, the Wind Cave, the Giant Cave, Castelcivita, Villanova, Toirano and Pastena. Caves The caves are listed by alphabetical order and there are shown the main tourist caves and other notable (e.g. archaeological or paleontological) underground voids. Notes and references See also * Grotto List of caves External links Index of the show caves of ItalyPhotos of Italian caveson Flickr {{Authority control Italy Caves A cave or cavern is a natural void in the ground, specifically a space large enough for a human to enter. Caves often form by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground. The word ''cave'' can refer to smaller openings such as sea ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Caves Of Italy The following article shows a list of caves in Italy. Overview Main concentration of Italian caves ( it, grotte, singular: ''grotta'') is close to the Alps and the Apennine Mountains, principally due to karst. The main Italian tourist caves are Castellana and Frasassi. Other notable show caves are Pertosa, the Wind Cave, the Giant Cave, Castelcivita, Villanova, Toirano and Pastena. Caves The caves are listed by alphabetical order and there are shown the main tourist caves and other notable (e.g. archaeological or paleontological) underground voids. Notes and references See also Grotto List of caves External links Index of the show caves of ItalyPhotos of Italian caveson Flickr {{Authority control Italy Caves A cave or cavern is a natural void in the ground, specifically a space large enough for a human to enter. Caves often form by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground. The word ''cave'' can refer to smaller openings such as sea ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]