Capo Vaticano

Capo Vaticano is a wide bathing place in the Municipality of Ricadi in Calabria, Italy. The 'Cape' is formed by a particular white-gray granite, which is examined worldwide for its geologic characteristics.

Capo Vaticano Lighthouse
Capo Vaticano
Location of Capo Vaticano in Calabria
Capo Vaticano (Italy)
LocationCapo Vaticano
Ricadi
Calabria
Italy
Coordinates38°37′09.8″N 15°49′43.3″E

Geography
Capo Vaticano Lighthouse in 2010

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 the Red onions of Tropea.

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