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The Cascata delle Marmore (Italian: [kaˈskaːta delle ˈmarmore]) or Marmore Falls is a tiered, man-made waterfall in Italy, created by the Romans in 271 BC. At 165m (541 feet) tall, it is the largest man-made waterfall in the world. [1] It is located 7.7 km from Terni, in the region of Umbria. [2]
Lake Garda, the largest lake of Italy The following is a list of lakes of Italy . The lakes of Italy can be distinguished, depending on their location within the national territory, between pre-alpine , north-western, Apennine , Sicilian and Sardinian , in addition to lagoons and coastal lakes.
The stream originates from Lake Goillet in the upper Valtournenche. Along its course, it receives several tributaries that originate from the numerous glaciers in the valley.
Lakes Como and Garda pull in the crowds as much as Italy’s famous cities and best beaches. But Italy has lesser-known but equally spectacular lakes to visit. The secret Italian lakes that most ...
It is the current Town Hall. Santa Maria del Carmine, Terni: deconsecrated church; Lancia di Luce ("Lance of Light"), by the sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro. Cascata delle Marmore: a 165-metre-high (541-foot) Roman-era waterfall nearby, at the confluence of the Velino and Nera Rivers; it is the tallest man-made waterfall in the world.
Marmore Falls. Gole del Nera in Narni.. Umbria is bordered by Tuscany to the west and the north, Marche to the east and Lazio to the south. Partly hilly and mountainous, and partly flat and fertile owing to the valley of the Tiber, its topography includes part of the central Apennines, with the highest point in the region at Monte Vettore on the border of Marche, at 2,476 metres (8,123 feet ...
The Italian Lakes (Italian: Grandi laghi prealpini, [1] [2] lit. "great pre-alpine lakes") are a group of large lakes lying on the south side of the Alps, in the basin of the river Po and the Mediterranean Sea. As their name suggests, they are essentially located in northern Italy; however, they are also partly located in southern Switzerland.
Lake Garda is the largest of the Italian lakes. In Italy there are more than 1,000 lakes, mostly artificially created by the damming of river valleys. [25] In the north of the country are a number of subalpine moraine-dammed lakes (the Italian Lakes), including the largest in Italy, the Garda (370 km 2 or 143 sq mi). [26]