Gorge of Gaea

What it is and where it is

There is a path near Castel d'Aiano, which crosses a beautiful chestnut forest where the vegetation, although thick and lush, lets the sunlight filter through, creating a play of emerald reflections, animated by light and shadow. Calmly advancing along the path, one notices that little by little an unmistakable sound is becoming more and more intense: it is the sound of flowing water , and so one goes on, in search of the stream.

Why it is special

You arrive at a small wooden bridge suspended over a special geological conformation: a deep rocky gorge, where the stream plummets, shaping the rock into waterfalls and wells of icy, crystal-clear water, with special limestone formations. This is the Orrido di Gea, a wonder hidden in the dense forest that offers itself generously to the eyes of those who set out to look for it.