List of caves in Italy
Introduction View of Castellana CavesThe following article shows a '''list of caves in Italy'''.
Overview Main concentration of Italian caves (, singular: ''grotta'') is close to the Alps and the Apennine Mountains, principally due to karst. The Italian caves attract around 1.5 million tourists every year.The main Italian tourist caves are Castellana Caves and Frasassi Caves. Other notable show caves are Borgio Verezzi Caves, Castelcivita Caves, Grotta del Cavallone, Grotta Gigante, Grotta di Ispinigoli, Neptune's Grotto, Pastena Caves, Pertosa Caves, Grotta dello Smeraldo and Toirano Caves.Other notable Italian caves are Grotto Calgeron, Ear of Dionysius, Grotta del Gelo, Paglicci Cave, Grotta dell'Addaura, Arene Candide, Fumane Cave, Nereo Cave and Blue Grotto.
Caves The caves are listed by alphabetical order and there are shown the main tourist caves and other notable (e.g. archaeological or paleontological) underground voids. Image Name Municipality Region Length Elevation Coordinates 160px '''Addaura''' Palermo (PA) Sicily ? 160px'''Arene Candide'''Finale Ligure (SV)Liguria? 160px ''''''  Stazzema (LU) Tuscany ? 160px '''Artiglieria''' Doberdò del Lago (GO) Friuli-Venezia Giulia    160px '''Balzi Rossi'''  Ventimiglia (IM) Liguria ? 160px '''Bigonda''' Grigno (TN)  Ospedalettop (TN) Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol    160px '''Blue Grotto''' Anacapri (NA) Campania ? 160px '''Bonetti''' Doberdò del Lago (GO) Friuli-Venezia Giulia    160px '''Borgio Verezzi''' Borgio Verezzi (SV) Liguria ? 160px '''''' Dorgali  (NU) Sardinia ? 160px '''Calgeron''' Grigno (TN) Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol ? 160px '''Castelcivita''' Castelcivita (SA) Campania    160px '''Castellana''' Castellana Grotte (BA) Apulia    160px '''Cavallo''' Nardò (LE) Apulia ? 160px '''Cavallone''' Lama dei Peligni (CH)  Taranta Peligna (CH) Abruzzo    160px '''Ciolo''' Gagliano del Capo (LE) Apulia    160px '''Corbeddu''' Oliena (NU) Sardinia    160px '''Coreca''' Coreca (CS) Calabria ? 160px '''Dogs''' Naples (NA) Campania    160px '''Deer''' Otranto (LE) Apulia    160px '''Duino''' Duino (TS) Friuli-Venezia Giulia ? ? 160px '''Ear of Dionysius''' Syracuse (SR)  Sicily    160px '''Felci''' Capri (NA)  Campania ? 160px '''Frasassi''' Genga (AN)  Marche     160px '''Fumane Cave''' Fumane (Province of Verona)  Veneto ? 160px '''Gelo''' Randazzo (CT)  Sicily ? 160px '''Giant''' Sgonico (TS)  Friuli-Venezia Giulia    160px '''''' Monsummano Terme (PT)  Tuscany    160px '''Ispinigoli'''  Dorgali (NU) Sardinia ? 160px '''''' Santadi (CI) Sardinia ? 160px '''''' Alcara li Fusi (ME)  Sicily ? 160px '''''' Montecatini Terme (PT)  Tuscany    160px '''Malga Fossetta''' Enego (VI)  Veneto    160px '''Matromania''' Capri (NA)  Campania  ? 160px '''Neptune''' Alghero (SS)  Sardinia ? 160px '''Nereo''' Alghero (SS)  Sardinia ? 160px '''Paglicci'''  Rignano Garganico (FG) Apulia ? 160px '''Pastena'''  Pastena (FR) Lazio ? 160px ''''''  Arco (TN) Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol ? 160px '''Pertosa'''  Pertosa (SA) Campania    160px '''Regina del Carso'''  Savogna d'Isonzo (GO) Friuli-Venezia Giulia    160px '''Romito'''  Papasidero (CS) Calabria    160px ''''''  Domusnovas (CI) Sardinia    160px ''''''  Cassano all'Ionio (CS) Calabria    160px '''Santa Croce'''  Bisceglie (BT) Apulia    160px '''Scurati'''  Custonaci (TP) Sicily    160px '''Smeraldo''' Conca dei Marini (SA)  Campania ? 160px '''''' Fluminimaggiore (CI) Sardinia ? 160px '''''' Ulassai (OG) Sardinia ? 160px ''''''  Oliena (NU)  Dorgali (NU) Sardinia ? 160px '''Toirano'''  Toirano (SV) Liguria    160px ''''''  Putignano (BA) Apulia ? 160px ''''''  Vergemoli (LU) Tuscany    160px '''Verde'''  Capri (NA) Campania ? 160px ''''''  Lusevera (UD)  Nimis (UD) Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Notes and references
See also *Grotto*List of caves
External links * Index of the show caves of Italy*  Photos of Italian caves on Flickr