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The Gorge of Gorroppu (Urzulei)

With its 500 m high cliffs the gorge of Gorropu is the deepest canyon in Europe, meets the eye in all its rugged beauty: a unique natural sanctuary, attracting thousands of people year round. The territory is an extraordinary mosaic of natural beauties, an intricate labyrinth of gorges, canyons, dolines, cliffs, sinkholes, furrowed fields, abysses, pinnacles, fantastic unexplored grottoes, vast forests of evergreen and deciduous oaks, a wildlife unique in the world.