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Grotta di Ispinigoli

Sardinia

This cave's main chamber drops almost forty metres from the entrance, dominated by a single stalagmite column rising some thirty-eight metres from the floor, among the tallest recorded anywhere. Bronze Age burial remains found deep in the cave point to ritual use by Nuragic communities thousands of years ago. The surrounding hillside above Dorgali is covered in typical Supramonte macchia of juniper and lentisk.

Duration
1.5 hours
Distance
1.5 km
Elevation
+60 m
Best season
April – October

Highlights

  • One of the world's tallest stalagmites
  • Nuragic-era burial finds
  • Vast vertical entrance chamber

With your dog

Stepped path down into a vertical cave chamber; dogs on leash, not permitted past the entrance platform in some seasons.