Gola del Furlo

Very nice place for hiking, taking a bath and spend some relaxing time.

The Furlo Pass (Italian: Gola del Furlo or Passo del Furlo) is a gorge on the ancient Roman road Via Flaminia in the Marche region of central Italy, where it passes near the Candigliano river, a tributary of the Metauro. The gorge was formed between the Pietralata (889 m) and Paganuccio (976 m) mountains by the river Candigliano, which whooshed in full spate through the district until it was dammed in 1922. Since 2001 it has been included in a State Natural Reserve of the same name. It is often marketed to tourists in the region as the "Grand Canyon of Italy." The Roman emperor Vespasian had a tunnel built here to facilitate passage on the Via Flaminia at the narrowest point of the gorge (hence the name, from the Latina forulum, meaning "small hole"). Next to it is a similar but smaller tunnel dating from Etruscan times. The tunnel has a length of 38.30 meters and a height of 5.95 meters. During the Gothic Wars (6th century), the Ostrogoth King Totila had the pass fortified, but his troops were ousted by the Roman general Belisarius. The Lombards conquered the pass between 570 and 578, and destroyed the fortifications. In the following centuries Via Flaminia was nearly abandoned. In 1502 Lucrezia Borgia used it on a journey to Ferrara and in 1506 Julius II took the road on his way to Bologna. In the beginning of the 18th century the transit remained difficult and dangerous, and only in 1776 was the tunnel and the road re-opened. Between May 23 and June 12, 1849, soldiers of the Roman Republic, commanded by Colonel L. Pianciani, fought a skirmish in the pass with the Austrian army.

Quite and nice place to have a walk.

Half way is closed even for pedestrians, if you come from the inland/Furlo by foot you'll ( for now ) not be able to reach the waterfall and the tunnels.

Nice place to have a relaxing walk lost in the nature!

Breathtaking view. I totally recommend stopping by when visiting the neighbourhood.

Beautiful place to drive through. The narrow gorge was great to see at sunset and there is a free car parking area halfway along. We saw a lot of hikers there too although I wasn't sure of their route. Incredibly, the tunnel that is present dates from Roman times.

Very nice nature reserve! With facilities close to the river. There's also a road that leads you to the top, where you can do some hike and admire the beautiful gorge.