Arene Candide

Arene Candide cave
Caverna delle Arene Candide
Arene Candide
Discovered fossils, now at Pegli archaeological museum
Arene Candide in Italy
Arene Candide in Italy
location in Italy
Arene Candide in Italy
Arene Candide in Italy
Arene Candide (Italy)
Alternative nameGrotta dei Frati
LocationCaprazoppa promontory, Finale Ligure
RegionLiguria, Italy
Coordinates44°9′42.48″N 8°19′35″E / 44.1618000°N 8.32639°E / 44.1618000; 8.32639
History
Periodslate Upper Palaeolithic
Associated withprehistoric settlers
Site notes
ArchaeologistsArturo Issel, Luigi Bernabò Brea, Luigi Cardini

The Arene Candide, (Italian: Caverna delle Arene Candide, Cavern of the White sands) is an archaeological site in Finale Ligure, Liguria, Italy. Its name was derived from the eponymous dune of white (candida) sand (arena) that could be found at the base of the cliff until the 1920s in the Caprazoppa promontory, where the Arene Candide cave is located.

The cave is situated at 90 m (300 ft) above sea level on the upper margin of the former Ghigliazza stone quarry and has three wide openings that point towards the sea. Thanks to its position and to those openings the cave is well lit and relatively dry. It can be accessed from above within 30 minutes via a path from Borgio Verezzi.