The Scalaccia draws its name from the end part of the trail leading down to it (the only other ways of getting there are from the sea and other trails further north along the coast) made up of steep and winding steps. From this point of the coast onwards nature becomes wilder and more unbridled, with a weaker human presence. The caves carved out of the rock that we find in abundance before this point (the Grotta Azzurra, the Passetto Caves) are few and far between here, and everything has a strong sense of precariousness, with narrow concrete walkways along the rocks, abandoned scrap metal sticking up from the water and the rocks, and tall wooden poles with electric wires attached to them. Even the beach, which really exists here and isn’t made from concrete, is very rough, with big and angular boulders rising up from the others.
One of the distinguishing features of the Scalaccia are its rocks. Indeed, not far from the cliffs we find almost flat rocks completely detached from the mainland, creating real islands in the middle of the sea. There is also a narrow and tall seaside cave right under the ridge where the trail ends.
The Scalaccia reaches from Vena Beach to the south, which can only be reached from the sea, and the Scogli Lunghi to the north, which are right next to the beach and are a natural continuation of it. On the cliffs is the Pietralacroce district.
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