This giant natural cave on the Passeggiata del Pizzolungo was used by the Romans as a nymphaeum (shrine to the water nymph). You can still see traces of the mosaic wall decorated with shells.
Grotta di Matermània
Capri
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Nearby Capri attractions
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The striking flat-roofed red villa on the Punta Massullo promontory is Villa Malaparte, the former holiday home of Tuscan writer Curzio Malaparte (1898…
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This imposing natural arch is a 1.3km walk east from Piazza Umberto I, down Via Matermània and Via Arco Naturale. Dating back to the Paleolithic era and…
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Expensive and hugely popular beach club opposite the Isole Faraglioni where you can grab a few sq metres of rocky terrain and a beach umbrella for upwards…
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