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Pertosa Caves
40.5369° N, 15.4555° E
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The Pertosa Caves (Italian: Grotte di Pertosa), co-officially named Pertosa-Auletta Caves (Italian: Grotte di Pertosa-Auletta) since 2012, are a karst show cave system located in the municipality of Pertosa, in the province of Salerno, Campania, Italy.
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Film scenes shot
1998
Co-official renaming
2012
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Domestic and Habitation Structures
Caves
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Environmental and Natural Features
Modified Caves
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