14Conca dei Marini

Its beautifully preserved Mediterranean architecture, with Moorish and Greek influences, recalls the town’s past. Conca dei Marini’s most arresting sight is Grotta dello Smeraldo (Emerald Grotto), a splendid sea cave famous for its surreal shades of green and underwater ceramic nativity scene, which becomes a pilgrimage site for divers each Christmas.

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