Cascate del Serio

Coordinates: 46°3′43.6″N 10°2′11.8″E / 46.062111°N 10.036611°E / 46.062111; 10.036611
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Cascate del Serio
Cascate del Serio
Cascàde del Sère
Serio Waterfall
Cascate del Serio, Lombardy, Italy
Cascate del Serio is located in Lombardy
Cascate del Serio
Location in the alpine region of Lombardy
Cascate del Serio is located in Northern Italy
Cascate del Serio
Cascate del Serio (Northern Italy)
Cascate del Serio is located in Italy
Cascate del Serio
Cascate del Serio (Italy)
Map
LocationParco regionale delle Alpi Orobie, Valbondione, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy
Coordinates46°3′43.6″N 10°2′11.8″E / 46.062111°N 10.036611°E / 46.062111; 10.036611
TypePlunges
Elevation1751m
Total height315 m (1,033 ft)
Number of drops3
Average
flow rate
5,25 m³/s

The Serio Falls (Italian: Cascate del Serio; Lombard: i Cascàde del Sère) are the tallest waterfall in Italy, and the second tallest waterfall in Europe.[1]

Geography

The Orobic Alps surrounding the waterfalls.

They are located 100 km north of

Bergamo Alps (Alpi Orobie).[3]

The falls are served by Bergamo

Orio Al Serio airport (60 km), Milan-Linate (102 km) and Milan-Malpensa
(145 km).

Depictions in culture

The falls were used as a film location of the 2017 movie Call Me By Your Name by Luca Guadagnino.[4]

References

  1. ^ Bergamo, Visit. "SERIO WATERFALLS OPENINGS • • Visit Bergamo". visitbergamo.net. Archived from the original on 16 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  2. ^ Bergamo, Visit. "Cascate del Serio • • Visit Bergamo". visitbergamo.net (in Italian). Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  3. ^ Bergamo, Visit. "SERIO WATERFALLS OPENINGS • • Visit Bergamo". visitbergamo.net. Archived from the original on 16 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  4. ^ "A Guide to the Enchanting Northern Italian Setting of Call Me by Your Name". Vogue. Retrieved 15 August 2018.