Places
Cave·Easy·Family·Hidden gem
Grotta di San Giovanni d'Antro, Val Natisone
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
A stone stairway climbs to a cave portal near Pulfero where a 15th-century chapel with a carved altar and frescoes is wedged against the rock, on the site of a Lombard-era refuge. Behind it a long, wild cave system runs into the mountain, visited on guided trips.
Duration
1–2 hours
Distance
2 km
Elevation
+120 m
Best season
April – October
Parking · Free
Free parking at Antro / Pulfero in the Val Natisone.
Water
Fountains in Pulfero.
Highlights
- Gothic chapel built into a cave mouth
- Lombard-era refuge and Slavic-Friulian border culture
- Wild cave system behind (guided)
With your dog
Leashed dogs welcome on the stairway and at the cave mouth; the inner cave needs a guide.
