| Leggenda della Grotta della Poesia/en | |
|---|---|
| Comune | Melendugno |
| Tipologia | Conoscenza del Patrimonio Culturale e Ambientale |
The Poesia cave (grotta della Poesia) is situated on the Adriatic coast, within the municipality of Melendugno. This cave is a stunning and magical place on which many legends are told.
The best known legend tells the story of a princess, who used to go swimming everyday just next to this cave, not to be seen from others. However, not much later, the habit of the princess became known in the area and poets started to go in proximity of this site, hoping to glimpse the beautiful princess. The poets were writing graceful poems in honour of the princess.
Da qui, forse, deriverebbe l’appellativo di Grotta della Poesia, sebbene in molti sostengano che il riferimento sia piuttosto al termine “posia”, un termine greco in uso nel medioevo per indicare la presenza di una sorgente di acqua dolce vicino a Roca Vecchia.
| Leggenda della Grotta della Poesia/en | |
|---|---|
| Comune | Melendugno |
| Tipologia | Conoscenza del Patrimonio Culturale e Ambientale |
The Poesia cave (grotta della Poesia) is situated on the Adriatic coast, within the municipality of Melendugno. This cave is a stunning and magical place on which many legends are told.
The best known legend tells the story of a princess, who used to go swimming everyday just next to this cave, not to be seen from others. However, not much later, the habit of the princess became known in the area and poets started to go in proximity of this site, hoping to glimpse the beautiful princess. The poets were writing graceful poems in honour of the princess.
Da qui, forse, deriverebbe l’appellativo di Grotta della Poesia, sebbene in molti sostengano che il riferimento sia piuttosto al termine “posia”, un termine greco in uso nel medioevo per indicare la presenza di una sorgente di acqua dolce vicino a Roca Vecchia.