Grotta di Frasassi

Laghetto di Cà Basse

Pozzo del Merro

Su Gologone

The cave regions offer regional specialties: Marche olive all ascolana and Verdicchio, Lazio porchetta and pecorino, Sardinia culurgiones and roast pig, and Veneto risotto and polenta. Local ingredients and simple coastal preparation let the pure Italian flavours shine through in every seafood meal. Local ingredients and simple coastal preparation let the pure Italian flavours shine through in every seafood meal.

Hotel Genzianella

Hotel Foro Appio

Hotel Su Gologone

Hotel Cà Basse

Italy’s inland karst hides some of Europe’s most spectacular and demanding cave and sinkhole dives. The Grotta di Frasassi in the Marche has flooded sumps and the Lago di Cristallo for certified cave divers. The Grotte di Pastena in Lazio and the Su Gologone resurgence in Sardinia offer clear, deep cave systems, while the Pozzo del Merro near Rome is the deepest flooded sinkhole on Earth at 392 m. The Laghetto di Cà Basse in Veneto is a flooded quarry used for training. These sites demand technical certification, strict planning and respect for the overhead environment. The region rewards careful planning and respects the strong Italian marine-protection rules, offering rewarding diving for a range of Mediterranean experience levels.

Caves & Inland Sinkholes

Fly into Ancona (AOI), Rome (FCO) or Olbia (OLB), then drive to the caves. Dive bases and guides operate from the Marche, Lazio, Sardinia and Veneto sites.

Dive Sites in Caves & Inland Sinkholes

Grotta di Frasassi

Laghetto di Cà Basse

Pozzo del Merro

Su Gologone