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San Lazzaro Di Savena

Candle Pit

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Candle Pit

Recommended by 108 hikers out of 110

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Gessi Bolognesi, Calanchi dell'Abbadessa

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    1. Parco dei Gessi Bolognesi – from Rastignano towards Buca delle candele e dei Vinchi

    5.02km

    01:31

    170m

    170m

    Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Karst caves and clay gullies create an otherworldly landscape just outside Bologna's city limits.
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    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    February 20, 2023

    Buca delle Candele is so named for the furrows produced by water erosion in the karst rock.

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      February 16, 2022

      Near the "Palestrina", an ancient quarry front perhaps from the Roman era, on the steep walls of a sinkhole located within a wooded spot, the runoff has produced evident and spectacular vertical furrows with a shower section known as "candle erosions ”.

      (Source: enteparchi.bo.it/parco-dei-gessi-bolognesi-e-calanchi-dellabbadessa/punti-di- interesse/le-buche/)

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        March 9, 2025

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          Elevation 210 m

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          Location: San Lazzaro Di Savena, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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