“A precious gem set in the depths of the Turrite Secca valley…”, “a picturesque village mirrored in the emerald waters of a lake nestled in the heart of the Apuan Alps…”, “a jewel of the Apuan Alps…” Descriptions like these abound in articles and posts that are appearing with increasing frequency online. And rightly so—…
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.
We would like to inform our visitors that, after a brief period of closure, just 350 meters from the Eremo di Calomini, the restaurant of the agritourism company “Antica Trattoria dell’Eremita” is open to the public again. This accommodation facility offers the possibility of a pleasant stay in the setting of a highly suggestive place…
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…
THE LITTLE MINE OF PORTO AZZURRO: A COMPULSORY DESTINATION FOR MINERAL ENTHUSIASTS. In our article L’ISOLA D’ELBA: UN PARADISO (QUASI) PERDUTO PER GLI APPASSIONATI DI MINERALI. we talked about the ceased mineral activity which beginning in the Etruscan Era had made the Island of Elba the main source of supply of iron for Italy. However…
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…
On 22/08/17 we published an article about boxworks, which are the result of the corrosive action that the carbonic acid exerts on the dolomitic limestone of the first itinerary, isolating a network of fine layers of calcite. This time let’s talk about other phenomena of corrosion, made on the same type of rock a few…
On first sight they look like boxworks but they are not. While boxworks are very thin layers of calcite sticking out that have resisted to the corrosion of the dolomitic limestone which surrounded it, these protruding veins, clearly visible in the part of the tunnel which separates the natural entrance of the cave from the…
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.
