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A grotto or grot is a natural or artificial cave or covered recess. [1] Naturally occurring grottoes are often small caves near water that are usually flooded or often flooded at high tide . [ citation needed ] Sometimes, artificial grottoes are used as garden features .
The Green Grotto Caves are show caves and a prominent tourist attraction on the north coast of Jamaica.Named for the green algae that cover its walls, [3] the structure of the cave is strikingly different from inland systems; the cave is a flank margin cave (old mixing chambers at the edge of the fresh water lens with the sea water) with two well-defined levels apparently indicating two ...
Grotto-heavens are usually caves, grottoes, mountain hollows, or other underground spaces. In the Tang dynasty , immortals were thought to have lived in certain immortal cave-heaven lands that existed between heaven and earth, shrouded by colorful clouds; wonderful flowers, peach trees and fragrant grass were often said to have grown there.
The Blue Grotto (Italian: Grotta Azzurra) is a sea cave on the coast of the island of Capri, southern Italy. Sunlight shining through an underwater cavity is reflected back upward through the seawater below the cavern, giving the water a blue glow that illuminates the cavern.
The Jeita Grotto (Arabic: مغارة جعيتا) is a system of two separate, but interconnected, karstic limestone caves spanning an overall length of nearly 9 kilometres (5.6 mi). The caves are situated in the Nahr al-Kalb river valley within the locality of Jeita , 18 kilometres (11 mi) north of the Lebanese capital Beirut .
Chartered Dec. 17, 1952, the Hagerstown Grotto brought together avid cave explorers from throughout the region.
The piazza of the village of Grotto Mangiapane can be found at the opening of the cave, where geese are right at home in their coop. The opening is about 260 feet high, and the village extends ...
The main Italian tourist caves are Castellana Caves and Frasassi Caves. Other notable show caves are Borgio Verezzi Caves, Castelcivita Caves, Grotta del Cavallone, Grotta Gigante, Grotta di Ispinigoli, Neptune's Grotto, Pastena Caves, Pertosa Caves, Grotta dello Smeraldo and Toirano Caves.