Earth:List of caves in Italy

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The following article shows a list of caves in Italy.

Overview

Main concentration of Italian caves (Italian : Grotte ^[1]) is close to the Alps and the Apennine Mountains, principally due to karst.

The main Italian touristic caves are Castellana and Frasassi. Other notable show caves are Pertosa, the Wind Cave, the Giant Cave, Castelcivita, Villanova, Toirano and Pastena.

Caves

The caves are listed by alphabetical order and there are shown the main touristic caves and other notable (ex.: archaeological or paleontological) underground voids.

Name	Municipality	Region	Length	Elevation	Coordinates
Addaura	Palermo (PA)	Sicily	?	70 metres (230 ft)	[ ⚑ ] 38°11′13″N 13°21′02″E / 38.18694°N 13.35056°E / 38.18694; 13.35056
Arene Candide	Finale Ligure (SV)	Liguria	?	90 amsl	[ ⚑ ] 44°9′42.48″N 8°19′35.04″E / 44.1618°N 8.3264°E / 44.1618; 8.3264
Antro del Corchia	Stazzema (LU)	Tuscany	?	600 amsl	[ ⚑ ] 44°00′00″N 10°19′00″E / 44°N 10.3166667°E / 44; 10.3166667
Grotto Calgeron	Grigno (TN)	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol	?	400 amsl	[ ⚑ ] 46°01′00″N 11°38′00″E / 46.0166667°N 11.6333333°E / 46.0166667; 11.6333333
Blue Grotto	Anacapri (NA)	Campania	?	0 amsl	[ ⚑ ] 40°33′38″N 14°12′17″E / 40.56056°N 14.20472°E / 40.56056; 14.20472
Borgio Verezzi	Borgio Verezzi (SV)	Liguria	?	200 amsl	[ ⚑ ] 44°9′35.26″N 8°18′19.16″E / 44.1597944°N 8.3053222°E / 44.1597944; 8.3053222
Bue Marino	Dorgali ^[2] (NU)	Sardinia	?	0 amsl	[ ⚑ ] 40°17′00″N 09°38′00″E / 40.2833333°N 9.6333333°E / 40.2833333; 9.6333333
Castelcivita	Castelcivita (SA)	Campania	3 km	94 amsl	[ ⚑ ] 40°28′00″N 15°13′00″E / 40.4666667°N 15.2166667°E / 40.4666667; 15.2166667
Castellana	Castellana Grotte (BA)	Apulia	3 km	290 amsl	[ ⚑ ] 40°52′32″N 17°08′59″E / 40.87556°N 17.14972°E / 40.87556; 17.14972
Cavallone	Lama dei Peligni (CH) Taranta Peligna (CH)	Abruzzo	1 km	1,300 amsl	[ ⚑ ] 42°01′00″N 14°10′00″E / 42.0166667°N 14.1666667°E / 42.0166667; 14.1666667
Ear of Dionysius	Syracuse (SR)	Sicily	0,06 km (65 m)	400 amsl	[ ⚑ ] 37°04′00″N 15°16′00″E / 37.0666667°N 15.2666667°E / 37.0666667; 15.2666667
Frasassi	Genga (AN)	Marche	5 km	300 amsl	[ ⚑ ] 43°25′50″N 12°56′09″E / 43.43056°N 12.93583°E / 43.43056; 12.93583
Gelo	Randazzo (CT)	Sicily	?	2,043 amsl	[ ⚑ ] 37°48′22″N 14°58′00″E / 37.80611°N 14.9666667°E / 37.80611; 14.9666667
Giant	Sgonico (TS)	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	0,28 km (280 m)	265 amsl	[ ⚑ ] 40°19′12″N 09°36′01″E / 40.32°N 9.60028°E / 40.32; 9.60028
Giusti	Monsummano Terme (PT)	Tuscany	0,20 km (200 m)	570 amsl	[ ⚑ ] 43°52′00″N 10°49′57″E / 43.8666667°N 10.8325°E / 43.8666667; 10.8325
Ispinigoli	Dorgali (NU)	Sardinia	?	1,300 amsl	[ ⚑ ] 40°18′00″N 09°35′00″E / 40.3°N 9.5833333°E / 40.3; 9.5833333
Is Zuddas	Santadi (CI)	Sardinia	?	0 amsl	[ ⚑ ] 39°03′36″N 08°25′49″E / 39.06°N 8.43028°E / 39.06; 8.43028
Lauro	Alcara li Fusi (ME)	Sicily	?	1,068 amsl	[ ⚑ ] 38°01′00″N 14°42′00″E / 38.0166667°N 14.7°E / 38.0166667; 14.7
Maona	Montecatini Terme (PT)	Tuscany	0,20 km (200 m)	255 amsl	[ ⚑ ] 43°54′02″N 10°46′37″E / 43.90056°N 10.77694°E / 43.90056; 10.77694
Neptune	Alghero (SS)	Sardinia	?	5 amsl	[ ⚑ ] 40°33′39″N 08°09′50″E / 40.56083°N 8.16389°E / 40.56083; 8.16389
Nereo	Alghero (SS)	Sardinia	?	0 amsl	[ ⚑ ] 40°33′39″N 08°09′50″E / 40.56083°N 8.16389°E / 40.56083; 8.16389
Paglicci	Rignano Garganico (FG)	Apulia	?	590 amsl	[ ⚑ ] 41°40′00″N 15°34′00″E / 41.6666667°N 15.5666667°E / 41.6666667; 15.5666667
Pastena	Pastena (FR)	Lazio	?	310 amsl	[ ⚑ ] 41°30′00″N 13°28′00″E / 41.5°N 13.4666667°E / 41.5; 13.4666667
Patone	Arco (TN)	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol	?	300 amsl	[ ⚑ ] 45°55′00″N 10°52′00″E / 45.9166667°N 10.8666667°E / 45.9166667; 10.8666667
Pertosa	Pertosa (SA)	Campania	3 km	263 amsl	[ ⚑ ] 40°33′00″N 15°28′00″E / 40.55°N 15.4666667°E / 40.55; 15.4666667
San Giovanni	Domusnovas (CI)	Sardinia	2 km	150 amsl	[ ⚑ ] 39°20′13″N 08°37′40″E / 39.33694°N 8.62778°E / 39.33694; 8.62778
Smeraldo	Conca dei Marini (SA)	Campania	?	0 amsl	[ ⚑ ] 40°36′54″N 14°34′01″E / 40.6150°N 14.5670°E / 40.6150; 14.5670 (Grotta dello Smeraldo)
Su Mannau	Fluminimaggiore (CI)	Sardinia	?	256 amsl	[ ⚑ ] 39°26′00″N 08°30′00″E / 39.4333333°N 8.5°E / 39.4333333; 8.5
Su Marmuri	Ulassai (OG)	Sardinia	?	775 amsl	[ ⚑ ] 39°49′36″N 09°30′00″E / 39.82667°N 9.5°E / 39.82667; 9.5
Tiscali	Oliena (NU) Dorgali (NU)	Sardinia	?	500 amsl	[ ⚑ ] 40°14′30″N 09°29′30″E / 40.24167°N 9.49167°E / 40.24167; 9.49167
Toirano	Toirano (SV)	Liguria	2 km	50 amsl	[ ⚑ ] 44°07′00″N 08°13′00″E / 44.1166667°N 8.2166667°E / 44.1166667; 8.2166667
Trullo	Putignano (BA)	Apulia	?	375 amsl	[ ⚑ ] 40°51′25″N 17°06′36″E / 40.85694°N 17.11°E / 40.85694; 17.11
Villanova	Lusevera ^[3] (UD) Nimis (UD)	Friuli-V.G.	4 km	500 amsl	[ ⚑ ] 46°16′00″N 06°16′00″E / 46.2666667°N 6.2666667°E / 46.2666667; 6.2666667
Wind	Vergemoli (LU)	Tuscany	4,5 km	650 amsl	[ ⚑ ] 44°03′00″N 10°22′00″E / 44.05°N 10.3666667°E / 44.05; 10.3666667
Zelbio	Zelbio (CO)	Lombardy	?	900 amsl	[ ⚑ ] 45°54′00″N 09°11′00″E / 45.9°N 9.1833333°E / 45.9; 9.1833333