In Italian, (; ; <small>singular</small> <small>in both languages</small>) are stacks, coastal and oceanic rock formations eroded by waves.
The word may be derived from the Greek ' or Latin ("lighthouse") and is cognate with the Spanish .
They are found at the coasts of several regions of Italy:
In the Apulia region, examples of can be found along the Adriatic coast of the Salento peninsula: Le Due Sorelle (The Two Sisters) in Torre Dell'Orso and the Faraglioni di Sant'Andrea. On the Gargano peninsula, there are two faraglioni in Zagare Bay near Mattinata that are protected within Gargano National Park.
In the Campania region, there are three famous in the Bay of Naples, off the island of Capri. Part of the Campanian Archipelago, they are named:
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