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Mount Etna – Southern Slope
Nicolosi · Sicilia
Europe's highest active volcano, UNESCO-listed: cable car, craters and lava flows beneath the snow.
93
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2
Lake Braies
Braies · Trentino-Alto Adigio
The emerald mirror in the Braies Dolomites: wooden boats, the boathouse and an absolute Alpine icon.
90
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3
Tre Cime di Lavaredo
Auronzo di Cadore · Véneto
The three towers symbolising the UNESCO Dolomites: the loop trail is the Alps' most iconic trek.
89
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4
Frasassi Caves
Genga · Marcas
The Ancona Abyss could hide Milan's cathedral: Italy's most spectacular cave system.
88
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Stromboli and the Sciara del Fuoco
Lipari · Sicilia
The Mediterranean's lighthouse has erupted for two thousand years: the sunset climb is an Aeolian rite.
87
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6
Alpe di Siusi (Seiser Alm)
Castelrotto · Trentino-Alto Adigio
Europe's largest high-altitude meadow: endless pastures beneath Sassolungo and Sciliar, ski in winter, trails in summer.
86
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7
Castellana Caves
Castellana Grotte · Apulia
Three kilometres of chasms down to the White Cave: Italy's most celebrated show caves.
85
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Marmore Falls
Terni · Umbría
The 165-metre drop created by the Romans: Europe's tallest man-made waterfall, amid trails and rainbows.
85
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9
Path of the Gods
Agerola · Campania
The balcony trek over the Amalfi Coast: from Bomerano to Nocelle, Capri on the horizon.
85
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10
Neptune's Grotto
Alghero · Cerdeña
Stalactites and salt lakes beneath Capo Caccia: descend the Cabirol stairway, 654 steps over the sea.
84
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Campo Imperatore
L'Aquila · Abruzos
The Gran Sasso's "little Tibet": plateau of spaghetti westerns, flocks and Mussolini's 1943 rescue.
83
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12
Via dell'Amore
Riomaggiore · Liguria
The cliff path between Riomaggiore and Manarola, reopened in 2024.
80
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13
Hill of the Infinite
Recanati · Marcas
Leopardi's "lonely hill": Italian poetry's belvedere, beside the poet's house.
76