Grotta del Cavallone

Grotta del Cavallone (Cavallone Cave)
Grotta della Figlia di Jorio[1]
Stalactites in Cavallone Cave
Location of the caves in Italy
Location	Lama dei Peligni and Taranta Peligna (CH, Abruzzo, Italy)
Coordinates	42°02′20″N 14°09′17″E / 42.03889°N 14.15472°E / 42.03889; 14.15472
Elevation	1,300 m
Discovery	1704
Geology	Karst cave
Entrances	1
Access	Public
Show cave length	1,000 m
Website	Official website

The Grotta del Cavallone, also known as the Grotta della Figlia di Jorio, is a cave located near Lama dei Peligni in Taranta Peligna, in the province of Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy. It is open during the warmer months; an admission fee is charged.

Overview

The cave lies within the mountains of the Majella National Park, and is accessed via cable car. The cave is 10–20 meters wide and nearly the same height throughout, with numerous speleothems including stalagmites, flowstone, and rimstone pools. It has electric lighting with rough paths, concrete steps, and iron bridges.

Gabriele D'Annunzio employed the cave in the first act of his tragedy "La figlia di Iorio".

Gallery

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  Arrive station of cable car - Grotta del Cavallone
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  Gate of the "Grotta del Cavallone"

See also

• List of caves
• List of caves in Italy

References

• Showcaves description
• Grotta del Cavallone (on Lama dei Peligni website)
• Grotta del Cavallone (on abruzzoverdeblu.itt)

External links

Media related to Grotta del Cavallone at Wikimedia Commons

• (in Italian) Grotta del Cavallone official website