Chiaia di Luna is a bay and a beach on the island of Ponza in Italy.
Etymology edit
In the local Neapolitan dialect, chiaia means "beach". As luna means "moon", the name of the bay refers to the beach's crescent-moon shape.[1]
Geography edit
The bay, which is the island's largest, is located along the south-western shore of Ponza. It is enclosed by high tuff cliffs that dominate over the thin strip of sand of the beach.[2] Due to the instability of these rock formations, access to the beach is forbidden.
The bay is delimited by Punta del Fieno to the south and by Punta di Capo Bianco to the north.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Chiaia di Luna, simbolo dell'Isola di Ponza". SiViaggia (in Italian). 2020-05-24. Retrieved 2020-08-22.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Sottoriva, Pier Giacomo (1995). Isole Pontine (in Italian). Istituto geografico De Agostini. ISBN 88-415-1958-4.
External links edit
Media related to Chiaia d Luna at Wikimedia Commons