The Caves
The view of Gargano is enjoyable both being on board a dinghy under the burning sun, or strolling on the sand, with the seawater gently caressing our feet. Seen both by land and the sea coast, Gargano is shiny and beautiful; among Mediterranean colours and shades rises the scent of the summer fragrances of the citrus fruit trees.
Wind sculptures of white cliffs overlooking the water alternate small creeks, small jewels in the sand and famous beaches renowned for their immense charm. This is the coast of Rodi Garganico, pearl of the National Park of Gargano, where sometimes you can glimpse the mysterious shadows of the caves.
Among the names of the most famous caves of this coast, stand out for their special beauty:
La Grotta Campana (The Cave Bell): 47 meters high, it is a wonderful natural pearl, with walls in the shape of a bell.
La Grotta delle Rondini (The Cave of Swallows): the swallows, with their sweet and acute melodies, paint the walls of the cave with their playful and twisted flights. These caves are their home for all seasons of the year.
La Grotta dei Contrabbandieri (The Cave of Smugglers): it is so named for its particular use in the past history; provided with a tunnel that leads to a secondary exit, it was used by smugglers as a refuge from which to possibly escape without being discovered.
La Grotta Smeralda (The emerald Cave): it is so called because of the thousands reflections of the seawater that penetrates inside the endless inlets and rock crevices.
La Grotta Sfondata (The Open Cave): it is very unique because it is open on the top and inside you can notice green pines magically embedded in rocks reflecting in the deep blue water.
La Grotta Due Occhi (The Cave two eyes): it is so named for the two cracks, result of a rocky erosion, where the sea repeatedly crushing with its waves.
La Grotta dei Pomodori (The Cave of tomatoes): its name derives from their reddish walls, chlorinated by the presence of a particular kind of shellfish in the form of a red tomato.
La Grotta delle Sirene (The Cave of the Sirens): it is so called because it was once believed that mermaids lived in it; the name of the cave derives from this legend. and its outskirts