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MARMORE WATERFALLS

Created by the ancient Romans

MARMOREWATERFALLSCreated by the ancient Romans
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A special trip!

The Cascata delle Marmore (Marmore's Falls) is a man-made waterfalls created by the ancient Romans. Its total height is 165 m (541 feet), making it the tallest man-made waterfall in the world. Of its 3 sections, the top one is the tallest, at 83 m (272 feet).

It is located 7.7 km from Terni, a provincial capital of the Italian region of Umbria.

Its source is a portion of the waters of the river Velino (the rest of the river flows into a hydroelectric power plant), after flowing through Piediluco lake near the community of Marmore. It pours into the valley below formed by the river Nera. Its flow is turned on and off according to a published schedule, to satisfy the needs of tourists and the power company alike. Tourists try to be there the moment the gates are opened to see the powerful rush of water.

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"Terme dei papi"

Thermal waters are some of the preciousest and exenstivest in Italy, they mean good health and comfort from ancient times.Terme dei Papi real treasures are the natural resources as the thermal water called Spring of Bullicame and the thermal mud extracted from Lake Bagnaccio, since millenniums full of precious elements (both organic and inorganic).

November 19th 2017 Terni- Viterbo

ITINERARY

8:30 Departure to Marmore Waterfalls

11:00 visit at Marmore Waterfalls

packed lunch

13:30 Departure to Roman thermal area in the countryside of Viterbo

We’ll spend about three hours in an outdoor thermal baths “Dei Papi”

http://www.termedeipapi.it/en/thermal-baths/

We’ll enter in a big hot water swimming pool. It’s necessary to have bathrobe, swimsuit, slippers and swimcap (no high quality).

18:00 Departure for Petrignano