Capo Vaticano

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Geography

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Capo Vaticano

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 the Red onions of Tropea.

See also

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