Riserva naturale regionale Grotte di Luppa

The Grotte di Luppa reserve spans 435 hectares of land, featuring underground streams, limestone formations, and extensive woodland with chestnut and beech trees.

Local explorers Giovanni Voltan and Carlo Ignazio Gavini discovered the cave entrance in the late 1800s, with systematic explorations beginning in the 1920s.

The reserve's name origin stems from either the Italian dialectal terms for hoopoe bird, wolf, or the Latin word 'lapis' meaning stone.

The main trail extends five kilometers between two entrances along the Tiburtina Valeria route, connecting the centers of Sante Marie and Castelvecchio.

An underground stream flows through the cave system, located at 1,315 meters above sea level in the Luppa forest north of Monte Guardia d'Orlando.

Location: Sante Marie

Inception: 2005

Website: http://grottediluppa.it

GPS coordinates: 42.11652,13.18364

Latest update: March 9, 2025 14:07