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Italy · Varenna
Fiumelatte
Fiumelaccio, the whitest river that descends from the mountain and the shortest one known. Fiumelatte is a river in northern Italy.
Essentials guide
Facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia, compiled September 2026; season and access are our estimate, not a visit report. How we build these pages.
Fiumelatte drops over a series of steps. It is a cascade-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Varenna, Italy. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
As a cascade waterfall, water tumbles down a series of rock steps rather than falling free.
What you can do here
A walk-in-and-look waterfall
No commercial adventures run at Fiumelatte itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from Varenna are the easiest way to combine it with the area around it.
Also good forHikingPhotography
When to go
Winter rain and spring snowmelt: March to June is the season, and late summer can leave the smaller falls dry.
Getting there
- Base town Varenna, Italy
- Country Italy
- Region Varenna, Southern Europe, Europe
- Access Moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail
How it compares
This waterfall
Fiumelatte
Italy
Height—Width—
Most similar
Langfoss
Norway
Height612 mWidth—
Also a cascade waterfall and in Norway
Largest curtain
Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe · Zambia
Height108 mWidth1,708 m
Largest single sheet of falling water
Tallest on earth
Angel Falls
Venezuela
Height979 mWidth—
Widest on earth
Khone Phapheng Falls
Laos
Height21 mWidth10,783 m
Measured across the whole multi-channel system
108 m
330 m
612 m
979 m
Victoria FallsEiffel TowerLangfossAngel Falls
Khone Phapheng Falls
10,783 m
Victoria Falls
1,708 m
We don't have a reliable crest width for Fiumelatte yet, so it is left off the width chart. Tallest · widest lists.
Watch and read
Books worth packing
On the map
46.0012, 9.29167
Quick answers
Where is Fiumelatte?
Fiumelatte is in Italy (Varenna). The nearest base is Varenna, Italy. Its coordinates are 46.0012, 9.2917.
When is the best time to visit Fiumelatte?
Peak flow is March to June. Winter rain and spring snowmelt: March to June is the season, and late summer can leave the smaller falls dry.
What can you do at Fiumelatte?
Beyond the viewpoints: hiking and photography. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail.
How do you get to Fiumelatte?
The usual base is Varenna, Italy. A real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail from there.
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