The following article shows a list of caves in Italy.
Overview Main concentration of Italian caves (, singular: grotta) is close to the Alps and the Apennine Mountains, principally due to karst. The Italian caves attract around 1.5 million tourists every year.
The main Italian tourist caves are Castellana Caves and Frasassi Caves. Other notable show caves are Stiffe Caves, Borgio Verezzi Caves, Castelcivita Caves, Grotta del Cavallone, Grotta Gigante, Grotta di Ispinigoli, Neptune's Grotto, Pastena Caves, Pertosa Caves, Grotta dello Smeraldo and Toirano Caves.
Other notable Italian caves are Grotto Calgeron, Ear of Dionysius, Grotta del Gelo, Paglicci Cave, Grotta dell'Addaura, Arene Candide, Fumane Cave, Nereo Cave, Blue Grotto and the Caves of Marina di Camerota.
Caves The caves are listed by alphabetical order and there are shown the main tourist caves and other notable (e.g. archaeological or paleontological) underground voids. Image Name Municipality Region Length Elevation Coordinates Addaura Palermo (PA) Sicily ? Arene CandideFinale Ligure (SV)Liguria? Stazzema (LU) Tuscany ? Artiglieria Doberdò del Lago (GO) Friuli-Venezia Giulia Balzi Rossi Ventimiglia (IM) Liguria ? Bigonda Grigno (TN) Ospedalettop (TN) Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Blue Grotto Anacapri (NA) Campania ? Bonetti Doberdò del Lago (GO) Friuli-Venezia Giulia Borgio Verezzi Borgio Verezzi (SV) Liguria ? DorgaliThe entrance is close to the hamlet of Cala Gonone (NU) Sardinia ? Fonteno (BG) Lombardia (not fully explored) (not fully explored) Calgeron Grigno (TN) Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol ? Castelcivita Castelcivita (SA) Campania Castellana Castellana Grotte (BA) Apulia Cavallo Nardò (LE) Apulia ? Cavallone Lama dei Peligni (CH) Taranta Peligna (CH) Abruzzo Ciolo Gagliano del Capo (LE) Apulia Corbeddu Oliena (NU) Sardinia Coreca Coreca (CS) Calabria ? Dogs Naples (NA) Campania Deer Otranto (LE) Apulia Duino Duino (TS) Friuli-Venezia Giulia ? ? Ear of Dionysius Syracuse (SR) Sicily Felci Capri (NA) Campania ? Frasassi Genga (AN) Marche Fumane Cave Fumane (Province of Verona) Veneto ? Gelo Randazzo (CT) Sicily ? Giant Sgonico (TS) Friuli-Venezia Giulia Monsummano Terme (PT) Tuscany Ispinigoli Dorgali (NU) Sardinia ? Santadi (CI) Sardinia ? Alcara li Fusi (ME) Sicily ? Montecatini Terme (PT) Tuscany Malga Fossetta Enego (VI) Veneto Matromania Capri (NA) Campania ? Neptune Alghero (SS) Sardinia ? Nereo Alghero (SS) Sardinia ? Paglicci Rignano Garganico (FG) Apulia ? Pastena Pastena (FR) Lazio ? Arco (TN) Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol ? Pertosa Pertosa (SA) Campania Regina del Carso Savogna d'Isonzo (GO) Friuli-Venezia Giulia Romito Papasidero (CS) Calabria Domusnovas (CI) Sardinia Cassano all'Ionio (CS) Calabria Santa Croce Bisceglie (BT) Apulia Scurati Custonaci (TP) Sicily Sibyl's CaveMontemonaco (AP)Marche ? Smeraldo Conca dei Marini (SA) Campania ? Stiffe CavesSan Demetrio ne' Vestini (AQ)Abruzzo? Fluminimaggiore (CI) Sardinia ? Ulassai (OG) Sardinia ? Oliena (NU) Dorgali (NU) Sardinia ? Toirano Toirano (SV) Liguria Putignano (BA) Apulia ? Vergemoli (LU) Tuscany Verde Capri (NA) Campania ? LuseveraThe entrance is in the hamlet of Villanova delle Grotte (UD) Nimis (UD) Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Notes and references
See also Grotto List of caves
External links
Index of the show caves of Italy Photos of Italian caves on Flickr