Gorroppu Gorge

In the Barbagia region, nestled in the Supramonte, surrounded by dense woods and splendid oleanders, we find the most imposing natural chasm in Italy and Europe: the Gorroppu gorge.

This is one of the most enchanting and impressive symbols of the Gennargentu mountains. An unsettling silence and wild nature will welcome you among the impressive walls of the so-called Grand Canyon of Europe, which exceed 400 meters in height. The gorge, whose bottom is covered with large, smooth, white boulders, is a deep wound between the Supramonte of Orgosolo and that of Urzulei, a very narrow crevice carved over millennia by the waters of the Flumineddu river. The river continues beyond the gorge, opening into tiny lakes and flowing out down towards the Dorgali valley where it feeds several springs. It can be reached on foot, after a two-hour walk, following a path along the Flumineddu river that leads to the gorge, in a landscape of great beauty. Admire the flowering of the oleanders that follow the course of the Gorropu.

The recommended period for the excursion is spring and summer.