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Cascate di Spartia

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Not far from Verzino, a little stream reaches the edge of the schist walls bordering Lese canyon. So it jumps down with a couple of nice cascades with a fine view over the valley. They are interesting in wettest seasons, provided you have nothing better to do.

Name	Cascate di Spartia
Area	Calabria, Sila
Nearest village	Verzino
Elevation loss	145 m
Length	400 m
Highest cascade	30 m
Rock	Schists
Rating	4
Shuttle	No
Explored by	Michele Angileri, Andrea Caliò, Antonio Trocino: april 2 2010

I remember ...

Ah, job is like a cage ...
Antonio would be busy in the afternoon, while Andrea could not be free before 11 AM ... Of course the only choice for that day should have been a very short canyon.

So I thought to the cascades by Torre Spartia, the ones I had seen last summer while descending canyon of Lese ...