The Blue Grotto or Blue Cave ( Croatian : Modra špilja ), is a flooded sea cave located in a small bay called Balun ( Ball in the local dialect), on the east side of the island of Biševo and about 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 km) from Komiža , in the Croatian Adriatic . It is situated in the central Dalmatian archipelago, 5 km south-west of the island of Vis . The grotto is one of the best known natural beauty spots on the Adriatic and a popular show cave because of the glowing blue light that appears at certain times of day.
6-712: (Redirected from Grotta Azzurra ) Blue Grotto may refer to: Blue Grotto (Biševo) , a cave on the Croatian island of Biševo Blue Grotto (Capri) , a cave on the Italian island of Capri Blue Cave (Kastellorizo) , a cave on the Greek Island of Megisti (Kastelorizo) Blue Grotto (Malta) , a cave in Malta Blue Grotto, an area under the Manhattan end of
12-679: The Brooklyn Bridge Grotta dello Smeraldo , a cave at the Amalfi Coast in Italy Blue Grotto, a dive resort in Williston, Florida See also [ edit ] Blue Cave (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
18-469: The cave was originally accessible only by diving as it had one natural entrance below the sea level. Based on his suggestion, an artificial entrance large enough for small boats was built in 1884. The natural entrance to the cave, located on its southern side, is said to resemble a vault on the ceiling of a grotto. It is through this submarine-like opening on the ceiling of the cave that sunlight gets in and creates an iridescent blue glowing effect all around
24-422: The cave. As well, a stone bar, connecting two walls of the cave, is clearly visible just below the waterline, both in above-water photographs and in underwater photos. Depending on the season, the ideal moment to visit the cave is between 11 AM and 12 noon. At this time of day the sunlight reflects through the water coming from the white floor of the cave and bathes the grotto in aquamarine light, while objects in
30-446: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blue_Grotto&oldid=1219387566 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Blue Grotto (Bi%C5%A1evo) First described and painted by Baron Eugen von Ransonet,
36-601: The water appear to be silver. The Blue Grotto ( Italian : Grotta Azzurra ) on the island of Capri in Italy is also famous for this type of phenomenon. The cave was formed by the wave action of the sea, as sea water eroded the limestone rock of which the whole island of Biševo is composed. The cave itself is 24 meters long, 10–12 metres deep and up to 15 metres high, while the entrance to it measures 1.5 metres high and 2.5 metres wide. The cave receives more than 10,000 tourist visits every year, and tourist boats often include
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