After we finished the winery and olive grove tour, we headed to another place Marmore Falls. Known as the "water park," this natural park is a famous and much loved sight in Italy. This water fall bears an important ancient Roman history. Up on the higher mountain area, there is a small lake, the water flows down through a valley from a river called Velino river, because this river flooded often causing many diseases (was thought possible Malaria later ) around 300 BC, so, the Romans decided to drain this Velino river from upland down to lower land river, Nera river, through digging a tunnel, which feeds today's waterfall, cascades down in 3 stages over total height of 165 m. In 1920, a dam and hydroelectric plant was built proximal to waterfall. It became a waterfall of controllable water volume; the dam opens during the sightseeing season.
The gigantic volume of water will gush down, form a big waterfall, and the mist will cover the surrounding mountains, creating a beautiful view, this is the Cascata delle Marmore.
The water for the waterfall is switched on only a period of time, which varies from month to month. We were luck that we all witnessed the fall's spectacle! (8/20/2018)
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| On the way to water fall, sight of hill town |
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