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Vallone di Circhio
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The Valley of Circhio drops steeply towards the Torrente Finoieri
with numerous waterfalls, among which the only one known seems to be the Paradise Fall.
The name is not inappropriate: in spring it is really a paradise of foaming water which falls down in 4 distinct jumps
from a height of approximately 100 m.
In addition to Paradise Fall the valley of Circhio holds more cascades, not less beautiful than the former IMO.
| Name | Vallone di Circhio |
| Area | Calabria |
| Nearest village | Zagarise |
| Entrance altitude (above sea level) | 1200 m |
| Exit altitude (above sea level) | 870 m |
| Length | 1200 m |
| Longest rappel | 40 m |
| Rock | Gneiss |
| Rating | 6 |
| Shuttle | No |
| Explored by | Lorenzo Albanese, Michele Angileri; august 25 2013 |
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According to those who have discovered it and have started the tourist development (so far embryonic) of tha cascades
of Finoieri and its tributaries, the Paradise Fall is the highest in Sila. But apart from the fact that I would
assigne the record to Giglietto Cascade,
the current state of canyon exploration in Sila does not allow for such categorical statements: too many streams and cliffs are
yet to be explored.
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There is also to be considered that the discoverers of Paradise Fall have estimated the height of the jumps looking at
the complex that compose it. However, these waterfalls are separated by large terraces with trees, and therefore
Paradise Fall is not actually a single waterfall but a sequence.
