Cascata Delle Marmore On the trail

The Marmore Falls: the tallest man-made waterfall in Europe

Cascata delle Marmore

The Romans cut a channel to drain a marsh and made a waterfall doing it. The water is still let go on a published schedule, and when the gate opens the whole gorge changes at once.

How the day goes

  1. Get there before the release and take the lower path to the basin.
  2. Watch the water arrive: the noise reaches you before the water does.
  3. Duck through the tunnel to the Balcone degli Innamorati, under the fall itself.
  4. Climb to the upper level for the whole drop in a single view.

The falls only run while the water is released, so read the release times on the park's own page and build the day around them.

Where it is

Cascata delle Marmore at its real position from Rome, with everywhere else we list behind it — so you can see how far out this one is.

Cascata delle Marmore, and where it is from Rome Cascata delle Marmore drawn at its real position relative to Rome, about 98 minutes by car. The faint dots are the other places we list, so you can see how far out this one is. 98 min Rome Cascata delle Marmore

Open it where the roads are

Takes you to Piazza M. Ridolfi, 1 - 05100 Terni, the address the operator publishes.

Getting there

Getting there, the comfortable way

  • 1 h 38drive from the middle of Rome
  • 113 kmeach way
  • Rent a car for the day

    The day stays yours: you leave when you want, stop where you want, and come back when the light goes.

    • You pick it up in Rome and drop it back in Rome
    • No timetable to build the day around
    • The stops on the way are the good part, and they need a car

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  • Have a driver take you, door to door

    No parking to find, no wrong turns, and you leave when the day is done.

    • Picked up where you are staying, dropped back there
    • No parking to find and no ZTL to worry about
    • Nobody spends the day driving

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Also around Cascata delle Marmore

Cascata Delle Marmore On the trail

Themed guided walks at the Marmore Falls

The park sells four themed guided visits: the Balcone degli Innamorati under the falling water, a walk on the park trails covering history, flora and fauna, an animated visit fo…

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A waterfall dropping into a pool Down the river

Rafting under the Marmore Falls

The rafting centre licensed to operate under the Marmore Falls, running class-4 descents from the Papigno base and gentler family descents and children's trips from the Arrone b…

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