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Waterfalls of Southern Europe

28 waterfalls across 5 countries in Southern Europe, the hand-checked guides first. Filter by activity to find the ones that run what you want to do.

Cascata delle Marmore, Italy

Cascata delle Marmore

Italy · 165 m

Tallest man-made waterfall in the world

CanyoningWhite-water rafting
Richtis Gorge, Greece

Richtis Gorge

Greece · 350 m

Richtis Gorge is a gorge in Crete, Greece . It is a state protected park near Exo Mouliana, Sitia, eastern…

Adonis Baths

Cyprus · 267 m

Adonis Baths is a waterfall near Krya Vrysi and Lakkos tou Fragkou. It is located 267 m above sea level.

Nervión Waterfall

Spain · 220 m

The Nervión Waterfall is a waterfall located on the boundary between the municipalities of Amurrio and…

Cascate del Rio Verde, Italy

Cascate del Rio Verde

Italy · 200 m

Cascate del Rio Verde, located in Borrello, are the highest natural waterfalls in the Italian Apennines.…

Lillaz Falls, Italy

Lillaz Falls

Italy · 150 m

The Lillaz Falls is a waterfall along the Urtier river near Cogne in the Aosta Valley, Italy. The waterfalls…

Cascata del Toce, Italy

Cascata del Toce

Italy · 143 m

Cascata del Toce or La Frua, also known as Frütt Fall in Walser dialect, is a waterfall on the river Toce…

Cascate Nardis, Italy

Cascate Nardis

Italy · 130 m

The Nardìs Waterfall is one of the waterfalls of Trentino in Val di Genova, a valley adjacent to Val Rendena.…

Cascate del Varone, Italy

Cascate del Varone

Italy · 100 m

The Cascate del Varone are pair of waterfalls that fall into a vertical cave 3 kilometers north-west of the…

Caving
Cascada de Gujuli, Spain

Cascada de Gujuli

Spain · 100 m

The Cascada de Gujuli is a waterfall with a vertical drop of over 100 m near the village of Gujuli, in the…

Risco waterfall, Portugal

Risco waterfall

Portugal · 100 m

The Risco Waterfall is a group of waterfalls located in Rabaçal, Paul da Serra, in the Madeira Islands. The…

Swimming
Cascata dos Anjos, Portugal

Cascata dos Anjos

Portugal · 90 m

The Cascata dos Anjos is a waterfall located in the civil parish of Anjos, municipality of Ponta do Sol, on…

Cascata do Poço do Bacalhau

Portugal · 90 m

The Cascata do Poço do Bacalhau is a natural waterfall on the island of Flores, a constituent part of the…

Isollaz Falls, Italy

Isollaz Falls

Italy · 50 m

The Isollaz Falls is a waterfall along the Évançon river near Challand-Saint-Victor in the Aosta Valley…

25 Fontes Falls, Portugal

25 Fontes Falls

Portugal · 30 m

The 25 Fontes is a group of waterfalls located in Rabaçal, Paul da Serra on Madeira Island. Access is…

Swimming
Edessa Waterfalls, Greece

Edessa Waterfalls

Greece

The Edessa Waterfalls or Edessis Waterfalls are located in Edessa city in Macedonia, Greece. The falls are a…

Cascate del Serio, Italy

Cascate del Serio

Italy

The Serio Falls are the tallest waterfall in Italy.

Pulo do Lobo, Portugal

Pulo do Lobo

Portugal

Pulo do Lobo is a waterfall 17 km north of Mértola, in the Lower Alentejo region of Portugal. It is the…

Fiumelatte, Italy

Fiumelatte

Italy

Fiumelaccio, the whitest river that descends from the mountain and the shortest one known. Fiumelatte is a…

Aigualluts, Spain

Aigualluts

Spain

The Forau d'Aigualluts is a karst formation and waterfall in the Province of Huesca, northeastern Spain. It…

Penedo Furado, Portugal

Penedo Furado

Portugal

Penedo Furado is a waterfall and lake located in the parish of Vila de Rei, in Vila de Rei Municipality in…

Cascata del Serpente, Italy

Cascata del Serpente

Italy

Cascata del Serpente is a waterfall located in the Ligurian Apennine . In the past it was also named Cascata…

Rutor Falls, Italy

Rutor Falls

Italy

The Rutor Falls are a series of three waterfalls along the Dora del Rutor river near La Thuile in Aosta…

Pego do Inferno, Portugal

Pego do Inferno

Portugal

Pego do Inferno is a small waterfall and lake located in the parish of Santo Estêvão, in Tavira in the…

Balta of Striga, Greece

Balta of Striga

Greece

Balta of Striga is a large tufa cascade on the Kryopotamos River, in the karstic heartland of northwest in…

Reventón del Rio Mundo, Spain

Reventón del Rio Mundo

Spain

Reventón del Rio Mundo is a waterfall in Spain.

Cascata da Ribeira Grande

Portugal

Cascata da Ribeira Grande is a waterfall in Fajãzinha in the Azores of Portugal. It is described as a…

Fervenza do Ézaro, Spain

Fervenza do Ézaro

Spain

Fervenza do Ézaro is a waterfall in Spain.

Questions people ask

What is the tallest waterfall in Southern Europe?

What are the most famous waterfalls in Southern Europe?

The best known are Richtis Gorge (Greece), Adonis Baths (Cyprus), Nervión Waterfall (Spain), Cascate del Rio Verde (Italy), Cascata delle Marmore (Italy) and Lillaz Falls (Italy). Our index covers 28 waterfalls in Southern Europe; every one has a page with activities, seasons and how to get there.

When is the best time to see waterfalls in Southern Europe?

Across the waterfalls we cover, the most are at their best March to June.