Capo Vaticano
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| Location | Capo Vaticano, Ricadi, Italy |
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| Coordinates | 38°37′10″N 15°49′43″E / 38.61939°N 15.828687°E |
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| Constructed | 1885  |
| Height | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Power source | mains electricity |
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| Focal height | 108 m (354 ft) |
| Lens | second order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 24 nmi (44 km; 28 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl(4) W 20s |
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.
Geography
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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