Ampola waterfall, Waterfall in Val d'Ampola, Storo, Italy

Ampola waterfall is a waterfall in Val d'Ampola, east of Storo in Trentino, where water drops roughly 40 feet (about 12 meters) into a natural pool. The pool has a greenish tint, and the rocks around it are worn smooth by years of steady flow.

The road through Val d'Ampola linked Lake Garda with the Giudicarie valleys and formed part of the border between the Kingdom of Italy and the Austrian Empire after 1866. On 16 July 1866, during the Third Italian War of Independence, Garibaldi's volunteers clashed with Austrian troops near the ruins of Forte Ampola, above the waterfall.

The Cascata d'Ampola sits in a narrow stretch of Val d'Ampola, where the Palvico river tumbles over rocks into a small pool. Visitors tend to stop here for photos or just to stand and listen to the sound of the water falling.

The waterfall can be seen from the SS240 road, and a parking area lies by the bridge over the Palvico. The path down to the pool is short but uneven, and the rocks near the water are slick. Waterproof footwear helps, and the flow is strongest after rain or snowmelt.

The pool below the falls is fed by the Palvico, whose water comes from springs high in the mountains above Val d'Ampola. The stream also powered the old Ampola ironworks, which drew on the valley's water and woodland before closing in the 19th century.