According to Virgil’s description (Aeneid, VI), it is in this place that the abode of the Sibyl, Apollo’s prophetic priestess, must be located.
The monument entirely hollowed out of the tufa rock, fascinates all visitors due to the atmosphere of mystery that pervades it.
Despite, Virgil's pronouncement, it might, however, be a rare example of funerary architecture inspired by Creto-Mycenean tombs.
The cave is 131.50 m. long and 2.40 m wide and has a 5 m. high gallery (dromos), trapezoidally shaped and illuminated by six side slits. The gallery opens into a vaulted chamber, where it is believed the sibyl rendered her oracles.
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