Cave named after the distinctive stalagmite flows running through it which, seen from the sea, vaguely recall kneeling figurines as in a Nativity scene. It belongs to the group of coastal caves that can be visited mainly by sea, along the southern and western stretch of the promontory, where the karst formations take on particularly striking shapes through the age-old action of water on the limestone.
Travelling by boat along the coast of the promontory from Torre Fico, you see a long series of caves of different sizes, some of which have yielded fossil animal remains. As far as the Grotta delle Capre the rock drops sheer into the sea, and it is in the central part that this cave opens, now about two metres above sea level (and near the Blue Grotto). Its name comes from the look of its stalactites and stalagmitic mounds, which, seen from the sea, especially in the light of sunset, resemble the figures of a Nativity scene (presepio). Its entrance, slightly raised above sea level, and the protection of the stalagmitic curtains have allowed much of its fill to be preserved over time. Fossil animal remains and coastal Palaeolithic tools have indeed been found here.