Cascate e gole del Lete
Prata Sannita (CE)
KnownIn the water & diving
The story
The river of oblivion carves a gorge of green pools and small waterfalls, among old mills, washhouses and the gutted walls of a paper mill. You follow it alongside the water, with the stone borgo (old village) hanging above your head.
Access
FREE, 8 km loop (~3 hours, easy)
More gems in Prata Sannita
- History & archaeology
Prata Sannita
Prata Sannita (CE)
Clinging to the rock above the river Lete, the medieval borgo (old village) of Prata Sannita gathers its houses around the castle of the Pandone: stone alleys and bridges in the silence of the Matese.
- Castles
Castello di Prata Sannita
Prata Sannita (CE)
At Prata Sannita, along the waters of the Lete, the medieval castle lines up towers and battlements in the silent heart of the Matese.
More gems: In the water & diving
In the water & divingParco Sommerso di Baia
Bacoli
A Roman city swallowed by the sea through bradyseism: mosaics, columns and statues visited from a glass-bottomed boat or with a mask.
In the water & divingGrotta Azzurra
Anacapri
You enter lying flat in a small rowing boat through a low cleft, and inside the water lights up in a luminous blue that seems to rise from the depths.
- In the water & diving
Grotta Bianca
Capri
Pale limestone walls in a two-chambered cavity hollowed out by the sea, once a shelter for boats and a hiding place from pirate raids.
In the water & divingVerde
Capri
The water turns emerald green where light filters in through a submerged opening, and at the far end a small pebble beach lies hidden.
- In the water & diving
Meravigliosa
Capri
A stairway carved into the rock leads to a vault thick with stalactites and stalagmites, suspended above the Grotta Bianca and the island's thousand-year-old strata.
- In the water & diving
Punta Pizzaco e Solchiaro (snorkeling)
Procida
On the southern side, between the cliffs of Solchiaro and the walls of Pizzaco, clear water and rocky seabeds invite you to swim with a mask, far from the crowds.