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Capo Vaticano is a wide bathing place in the Municipality of Ricadi in
The maximum altitude of the cape is about 124 metres.
The coast of Capo Vaticano starts from Santa Maria beach up to Tonicello beach. The most suggestive bays near the Cape are Praia I Focu and Grotticelle.
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
Calabria
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, Italy
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. The 'Cape' is formed by a particular white-grey granite, which is examined worldwide for its geologic characteristics.
Geography
The maximum altitude of the cape is about 124 metres.
The coast of Capo Vaticano starts from Santa Maria beach up to Tonicello beach. The most suggestive bays near the Cape are Praia I Focu and Grotticelle.
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 metres 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 a climate suitable for growing theRed onion
Red onions (also known as purple or blue onions in some mainland European countries) are cultivars of the onion ('' Allium cepa''), and have purplish-red skin and white flesh tinged with red. They are most commonly used in cooking, but the skin ...
s of Tropea
Tropea (; ; ; ) is a municipality in the province of Vibo Valentia, in the Italian region of Calabria. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").
Tropea is a seaside resort with sandy beaches, located on ...
.
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