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Capo Vaticano is a wide bathing place in the Municipality of
The maximum altitude of the cape is about 124 meters.
The coast of Capo Vaticano starts from the Tono bay of ends in Virgin Mary bay. The most suggestive bay near the Cape is Grotticelle, which divided into beaches.
Capo Vaticano
Vaticano Landforms of Calabria Province of Vibo Valentia Landforms of the Tyrrhenian Sea Frazioni of the Province of Vibo Valentia {{Calabria-geo-stub
Ricadi
Ricadi ( grc, Ρηγάδιον, translit=Rigádion) is a small rural town, as well as a municipality, located along the Tyrrhenian coast, in the province of Vibo Valentia, in the Italian region of Calabria.
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Boundaries
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. The 'Cape' is formed by a particular white-gray granite, which is examined worldwide for its geologic characteristics.
Geography
The maximum altitude of the cape is about 124 meters.
The coast of Capo Vaticano starts from the Tono bay of ends in Virgin Mary bay. The most suggestive bay near the Cape is Grotticelle, which divided into beaches.
History
The famous Venetian writer Giuseppe Berto made Capo Vaticano his home, after travelling throughout Italy. "Capo Vaticano", he wrote, "is called Vatican as a Roman hill: once priests and fortune tellers searched for the future basing their predictions on birds' flights. 200 meters over the Cape there is a rock called Mantineo and in ancient Greek it means: to communicate with God. The Cape was a holy place and now it is the same".Economy
Capo Vaticano is considered the ideal place to have the climate suitable for growing theRed onion
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s of Tropea
Tropea (; scn, label= Calabrian, Trupìa; la, Tropaea; grc, Τράπεια, Trápeia) is a municipality in the province of Vibo Valentia, in Calabria, Italy.
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See also
* Capo Vaticano LighthouseReferences
External links
Capo Vaticano
Vaticano Landforms of Calabria Province of Vibo Valentia Landforms of the Tyrrhenian Sea Frazioni of the Province of Vibo Valentia {{Calabria-geo-stub