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Italy · Aosta Valley
Rutor Falls
The Rutor Falls are a series of three waterfalls along the Dora del Rutor river near La Thuile in Aosta Valley, 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.
Rutor Falls drops over a series of steps. It is a cascade-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is La Thuile, 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 Rutor Falls itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from La Thuile 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 La Thuile, Italy
- Country Italy
- Region Aosta Valley, Southern Europe, Europe
- Access Moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail
How it compares
This waterfall
Rutor Falls
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 Rutor Falls yet, so it is left off the width chart. Tallest · widest lists.
Watch and read
Books worth packing
On the map
45.67544, 6.96505
Quick answers
Where is Rutor Falls?
Rutor Falls is in Italy (Aosta Valley). The nearest base is La Thuile, Italy. Its coordinates are 45.6754, 6.9650.
When is the best time to visit Rutor Falls?
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 Rutor Falls?
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 Rutor Falls?
The usual base is La Thuile, Italy. A real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail from there.
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