The Pertosa Caves ( it, Grotte di Pertosa), co-officially named Pertosa-Auletta Caves ( it, Grotte di Pertosa-Auletta) since 2012, are a

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system located in the municipality of Pertosa, in the

province of Salerno The Province of Salerno ( it, Provincia di Salerno) is a province in the Campania region of Italy. __TOC__ Geography The largest towns in the province are: Salerno, the capital, which has a population of 131,950; Cava de' Tirreni, Battipagli ...

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, Italy.

Overview

The caves, also named Grotte dell'Angelo as many Italian voids in honour of

St. Michael Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, translit=Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl), also ...

, are extended also into the territories of

Auletta Auletta is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. History According to a legend retold by historian Giovan Battista Pacichelli, the name of Auletta would stem from Auleto, one of Aene ...

and Polla. They are situated by the eastern side of Alburni mountains, in the locality of Muraglione, in south of Pertosa and close to its

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. Due to the presence of Tanagro river the caves are rich of water and, after the main entrance, there is an underground lake.

Cinema

The caves were the set of some scenes of 1998 Italian

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'' The Phantom of the Opera'',Info on www.eofftv.com
(see: Locations) directed by

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References

External links

Grotte di Pertosa-Auletta official site
{{Archaeological sites in Campania Caves of Campania Pertosa Pertosa Cilento Tourist attractions in Campania Archaeological sites in Campania

Overview

Cinema

See also

References

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