Places
Hike·Easy·Family·Hidden gem
Valle delle Sfingi & Covolo di Camposilvano, Lessinia
Veneto
On the high Lessinia near Velo Veronese, erosion has left a scatter of mushroom-shaped rock towers — the "sphinxes" — grazed around by cattle. A few steps away, a marked path drops into the Covolo di Camposilvano, a 70 m-deep roofless cavern with its own cold microclimate and rare ferns, a geosite of the UNESCO Global Geopark.
Duration
2 hours
Distance
4 km
Elevation
+150 m
Best season
April – November
Parking · Free
Free parking at Camposilvano (Velo Veronese) near the museum.
Water
Fountain at Camposilvano.
Highlights
- Wind-carved rock "sphinxes"
- 70 m-deep collapsed cave chamber
- Lessinia UNESCO Geopark
With your dog
Leashed dogs welcome on the marked path; the covolo descent is steep and slippery.
