Grotta Eolia
One of the best-known caves of Cesi, formed by a succession of galleries and small chambers, accessible from the cellars of the village houses.
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Grotta Eolia
One of the best-known caves of Cesi, formed by a succession of galleries and small chambers, accessible from the cellars of the village houses.
Terni
Length: 195 m · Depth: 20 m
Updated record
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One of the best-known caves of Cesi, formed by a succession of galleries and small chambers, accessible from the cellars of the village houses.
Description
Morphology
The cave consists of a succession of galleries and small chambers. It is the best known among the caves entered from the numerous cellars of the houses of Cesi.
Progression
It is entered from the premises of the local Gruppo Grotte, the former Asilo Stocchi.
Other details
Geology: MAS Limestone Massiccio - Lower-Upper Jurassic (Sinemurian-Pliensbachian). Geological studies: Partial; Mineralogical studies: Partial; Hydrogeological studies: Partial; Paleontological studies: Partial.
Bio
Other hypogean fauna: troglobitic beetle Carabidae: Duvalius virginiae Magrini-Vanni & Cirocchi, 1996; troglobitic beetle Curculionidae: Otiorrhynchus (Lixorrhynchus) virginiae Magrini-Abbazzi & Cirocchi, 2001. Bait trapping has revealed the presence of two highly specialized species endemic to the caves of Cesi. Studies and monitoring: Entomological.
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Bibliography
CONTELLORI F. (1675) Memorie historiche della terra di Cesi DE SAUSSURE H.B (1776) Osservazioni fisiche sul terreno di Italia da Roma fino a Loreto comunicate al Sig. Cav. Hamilton Min. di S.M. britannica a Napoli MORONI R. (1854) Dizionario di erudizione storico ecclesiastica GHISOTTI G.G. (1864) Lettera sulle grotte Eolie di Cesi LOTTI B. (1926) Descrizione geologica dell'Umbria LIPPI BONCAMBI C. (1950) Sullo stato attuale del Catasto Speleologico dell'Umbria LEMMI G. (1958) Note di aggiornamento del Catasto Speleologico dell'Umbria LEMMI G. & COLETTI G. (1961) Elenco catastale delle grotte dell'Umbria MATTIOLI B. (1970) Considerazioni genetiche su alcuni depositi di Mondmilch dell'Italia centrale BANI M. (1991) La protostoria della speleologia nell'Appennino umbro-marchigiano MENENGON S. (2016) Le prigioni dei venti. Storia ragionata delle grotte eoliche di Cesi.
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Source: Catasto Cavità Umbria (Federazione Umbra Gruppi Speleologici, FUGS) (catasto.fugs.it), modified. LicenseRef-FUGS-no-licence-stated Federazione Umbra Gruppi Speleologici (FUGS), Catasto Speleologico dell'Umbria · https://catasto.fugs.it/index.php?mod=caves&op=view&id=8 · data as of 2025