If the pavement feels like it’s melting beneath your feet, the city is sweltering, the beach sand is too hot to walk on, and even the mountains offer little relief—with the freezing level soaring above 5,000 metres—it’s time to treat yourself to a refreshing break. In the heart of Garfagnana, the Grotta del Vento is…
Dark Evenings return to the Grotta del Vento: experience the thrill of the first explorers FORNOVOLASCO (LUCCA), ITALY – Following the success of last year’s events, the Dark Evenings return to the Grotta del Vento from Friday 24 July, offering visitors the chance to experience the underground world in a truly unique way and relive…
FROM 1 APRIL THE SUMMER TIMETABLE IS BACK! 1 APRIL – 2 NOVEMBER 26 DECEMBER – 6 JANUARY: 🟠 1° ITINERARY: every day at 10am, 11am, 12pm, 14pm, 15pm, 16pm, 17pm, 18pm 🟢 2° ITINERARY: tutti i giorni alle ore 11am, 15pm e 17pm 🔵 3° ITINERARY: tutti i giorni alle ore 10am e 14pm…
Here we go! The Summer season at the Grotta del Vento has started! Come and experience a unique adventure! Have you already chosen your itinerary? Book now by calling 0583 722024 or by visiting our official website.
WINTER TIMETABLE 6th NOVEMBER/24th DECEMBER8th JANUARY/29th MARCH: 🟠1st ITINERARY: weekdays including Saturday 10.30 am, 12 pm, 2 pm, 3.30 pm, 5 pm Sundays and Public Holidays 10 am , 11 am, 12 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm, 5 pm, 6 pm 🟢 2nd ITINERARY: only on Sundays and public holidays at 11 am,…
The ridge which separates Versilia from Garfagnana, in the part which connects Mount Croce (m. 1314) with the Pania della Croce (m. 1858), is made up of a particular type of limestone rock where impressive cavities can often form, called “tecchie”, characterized by a wide entrance which can be seen from afar, which go into…
On Friday 12th at 15,40 hours and Saturday 13th at 15,45 hours the unique astronomical vision of the double sunset behind Monte Forato could be seen again just a few hundred metres from the Grotta del Vento. The solar disc went down to be partially covered by the natural arch, and then reappeared almost entirely…
After four snowfalls in Autumn, accompanied by very rigid temperatures (up to -5°C.) and after the rain which has characterized the Christmas holidays, at the Grotta del Vento the epiphany has brought a glimpse of Summer, or at least a warm Spring. The air current, which normally in Winter gets sucked from the touristic entrance…
Stalactites usually always grow vertically; any eventual deviation of the growth axis can depend on dominating air currents which move the drop towards the direction of the wind, but that is uncommon, also because the direction of the air currents very often changes with the varying of the seasons. Given the extreme slowness of growth,…
La Grotta di Stiffe è la risorgenza attiva di un sistema sotterraneo che inizia dagli inghiottitoi situati 600 metri più in alto, sull’Altopiano delle Rocche, in provincia dell’Aquila. Attrezzata con comodi sentieri, è caratterizzata dalla continua presenza di un copioso fiume sotterraneo, interrotto in due punti da fragorose cascate che precipitano nelle acque tumultuose di piccoli laghi sotterranei.
