Arco Naturale

{{Short description|Rock gate on the island of Capri, Italy}} [[File:Arco Naturale.jpg|thumb|Arco Naturale]] [[File:Capri sights.png|thumb|Location of ''Arco Naturale'' on the east coast of Capri]]

The '''Arco Naturale''' is a [[natural arch]] on the east coast of the island of [[Capri]]. Dating from the [[Paleolithic]] age, it is the remains of a collapsed [[grotto]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Naples & the Amalfi Coast (Regional Guide)|first1=Cristian|last1=Bonetto|first2=Josephine|last2=Quintero|isbn=978-1-74104-509-3|year=2010|publisher=[[Lonely Planet]]|page=[https://archive.org/details/naplesamalficoas00cris/page/118 118]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/naplesamalficoas00cris/page/118}}</ref> The arch spans 12 m at a height of 18 m above ground and consists of [[limestone]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.capri.com/en/s/arco-naturale-and-pizzolungo|title=Capri: Arco Naturale and Pizzolungo|accessdate=2010-10-11| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100902080254/http://www.capri.com/en/s/arco-naturale-and-pizzolungo| archivedate= 2 September 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=TimeOut Naples|year=2007|publisher=Time Out|isbn=978-1-84670-008-8|page=[https://archive.org/details/timeoutnaples0000unse/page/196 196]|url=https://archive.org/details/timeoutnaples0000unse/page/196}}</ref> == Gallery == <gallery> File:Arco Naturale (52216175763).jpg File:Natural Arch Capri.jpg File:Arco naturale 2004-07-22 capri.jpg|View from below File:William Stanley Haseltine -- Arco Naturale, Capri.jpg|Painting by [[William Stanley Haseltine]] </gallery>

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