Blue Grotto
A sea cave on the coast of Capri, entered by small rowing boat through a low opening in the cliff. Sunlight passing through an underwater gap below lights the water an electric blue, and the cave runs about 50 metres into the rock.
- Where
- Capri, Campania, Italy
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 40.5610, 14.2054
Get the Blue Grotto stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Blue Grotto. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Campania volume with your photos and a note.
Near Blue Grotto
Capri 2.7 km
An island off the Sorrento Peninsula on the south side of the Gulf of Naples, a resort since the days of the Roman Republic. Limestone cliffs, the Faraglioni sea stacks and the hilltop town of Anacapri draw visitors by ferry from Naples and Sorrento.
Positano 24 km
A town on the Amalfi Coast whose houses, painted in pinks and yellows, tumble down a steep hillside to a small beach. Steps and lanes take the place of streets in much of it, and boats leave from the shore for Amalfi and Capri.
Procida 27 km
A small island between Cape Miseno and Ischia, joined by a bridge to its tiny neighbour Vivara. Its fishing harbour of Marina Corricella is lined with houses in pastel colours, and it was Italian Capital of Culture for 2022.
Herculaneum 30 km
A Roman seaside town in modern Ercolano, buried by Vesuvius in 79 AD under deep volcanic deposits. Because of that, wooden beams, furniture and upper floors survived here that were lost at Pompeii, so the site is smaller but often better preserved.
Castel dell'Ovo 30 km
A seafront castle on the old island of Megaride, now joined to the shore, on the Gulf of Naples. Its name, the Egg Castle, comes from a medieval legend that the poet Virgil set a magic egg in its foundations, and that the city's luck rests on it staying whole.
Villa of the Mysteries 31 km
A Roman villa on the edge of Pompeii, known for the frescoes of one room painted in the 1st century BC. The figures, on a deep red ground, are usually read as a bride's initiation into a mystery cult, and are among the finest Roman paintings to survive.
Pompeii 32 km
A Roman city buried under ash and pumice by Vesuvius in 79 AD and slowly uncovered since the 18th century. Its streets, houses, bakeries, baths and painted walls show ordinary Roman life more fully than almost anywhere else.
Ischia 32 km
A volcanic island at the northern end of the Gulf of Naples, about 30 kilometres from the city, and the largest of the Phlegraean Islands. Greek traders settled here very early, calling it Pithekoussai, and the island is now known for its hot springs and thermal gardens.
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Questions
Where is Blue Grotto?
Blue Grotto is in Capri, Campania, Italy. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Capri (2.7 km), Positano (24 km), Procida (27 km).
How do I get the Blue Grotto stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Blue Grotto and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Campania volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Blue Grotto before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Campania volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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