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Arcomagno (San Nicola Arcella), Italy

cover photo by Diodato Campagna

Location added by Antonio Aleo

The information about this location have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator.

Rank : 9.6 (average on 7 votes)

Coordinates : 39.855001, 15.791851 (Open in Google Maps)

Subjects : Natural symbol of San Nicola Arcella is the Arcomagno, cleft in the rock in the shape of an arc that allows small boats to reach the typical beach, on the right side there is the Grotta dell'Arcomagno, within a small source of fresh water. On the north side of the Arch Magno another natural rock cavity, the Cave of Aeneas, from which it is accessed through a tunnel to the beach del Prete, characterized by the presence of the homonymous cave. Leaving behind the bay of San Nicola Arcella, heading south, there is a peculiar cavity in the rock wall a few meters above sea level, is the Grotta di Fra 'Girolamo, also known as "A ricchia the Fra' Girolamo" because of its similar shape an ear that produces a specific return echo.

Recommended equipment : It 'best to use wide-angle lenses to get an overview of the place.

Best months : During the first days of September and the last days of March, the light of the sun at sunset, illuminating the small beach inside the 'Great Arc.

How to get there : From the North: take the A3 motorway (Salerno - Reggio Calabria) and exit at Lagronegro north, take State Road 585 (Fondo Valle del Noce) and then the Highway 18 towards Sud.da South: Take the motorway A3 (Reggio Calabria - Salerno) and exit at Falerna, take the Highway 18 towards Nord.da North-East: Take Highway 108 (Taranto - Reggio Calabria) and exit after Policoro and along the State Road 653 (Sinnica) up to merge onto State Route 585 (Fondo Valle del Noce), continue on Highway 18 towards Sud.da South-East: Take Highway 108 (Taranto - Reggio Calabria) and exit at Sybaris, along the State Road 283 and then the Highway 18 northbound.

Visits : The beach is accessible on foot via a path carved into the rock wall behind the beach Arcomagno, one to the north of San Nicola Arcella.

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Sunrise: 05:48, Sunset: 19:57

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