ITALY
Every trip has one free day too few. These 15 via ferrata routes in Italy justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part.
Climb a Dolomites via ferrata from Cortina with an expert guide, dramatic views, flexible routes, and clear instruction for beginners.
“My brother and I had a great experience with the via ferrata! Mara was our guide and she was very well prepared. I will be recommending this experience to any friends and family that are visiting the area. This is a unique activity that provided fantastic views over the valley.”
Review the Via Ferrata Cima Capi near Lake Garda, with route details, fitness advice, gear, views, price, safety, and booking tips.
“I went with my SO, we both found our guides to be very nice and enjoyed talking to them along the way, the route was easy breezy and the views were fantastic”
Climb through Trentino’s Rio Sallagoni gorge on a guided via ferrata with waterfalls, steep walls, a rope bridge, and Castle of Drena views.
“Marco was a very patient, knowledgeable guide. He made our experience fun with a healthy dose of challenges that would have been difficult if he were not extremely patient. Thank you so much!!! It was an awesome and an excellent 66th birthday present for me. Yeay 🎂🎈👏❤️🤟. Thank you so much, Marco!!! Best to you in everything you do 🙏🙏🙏”
Climb Lake Garda’s Cima Capi via ferrata for dramatic views, First World War tunnels, a small group, and a demanding six-hour mountain day.
“Great trip, nice climbing parts. Super well kept trail and also a great guide!”
Review of Arco’s easy Colodri via ferrata, with family-friendly climbing, guide Thomas, Lake Garda views, price, timing, and tips.
“We joined the 3-Hour Easy Via Ferrata to Sentiero Colodri with our two daughters (6 and 9) as part of my wife’s 40th birthday celebration, and it was simply perfect. The views were stunning, the route was fun and varied, and our guide Thomas made the whole experience extraordinary. At first the girls were a bit scared, but Thomas supported them both spiritually and physically, helping them feel confident and proud of what they achieved. By the end, they were all smiles. One even said, “This was the best birthday I’ve ever been to!” We enjoyed every moment and highly recommend this tour, and especially Thomas, to any family looking…”
Climb Arco’s beginner-friendly Via Ferrata Colodri with a guide, family-ready gear, and sweeping Lake Garda views for $90.31.
“As a first experience on the via ferrata the activity was very interesting. Excellent guide always available and very friendly.Auto-translated”
Review the Rio Sallagoni Via Ferrata near Dro, Italy, with details on cost, route, safety, guides, family suitability, gear, and value.
“Incredible!! Thomas is amazing guide! We had so much fun, felt safe and were so inspired about hiking via ferratas that we made new plans for the whole trip, he really inspired us! Rio Sallagoni is beautiful and special and I really recommend it to everyone! Thomas made a lot of photos of us and now we have so many memories of this special hike!! Go try it out, i really recommend ti to everybody”
Review the Via Albano via ferrata near Trento, with Adige Valley views, guide support, gear, pricing, fitness tips, and booking advice.
“Our guide, Marco, was super super good and helpfull. Im very scared of heights so this journey was stress for me but he managed to convince me its doable. Without him it would be impossible. During ferata ive of most beautiful views ever. In the end it was very very fun. It was my first time doing ferrata but im in very good physical shape. Wouldnt recomend it for first timers in average shape tho.”
Climb Monte Paterno by via ferrata near Tre Cime, with war tunnels, 360-degree Dolomite views, expert guiding, and small groups.
“We booked this wanting a little taster of via Ferrata expecting it to be a nice stroll up a mountain. Little did we know it would be a really enjoyable, adrenaline filled experience that certainly was not for the faint hearted! Giovanni our guide, wRead more”
Climb Paganella’s exposed Via Ferrata of the Eagles near Andalo, with Brenta Dolomite views, guides, gear, and a 4-hour route.
“We were 3 of us with our phantastic guide Matteo Guardini climbing up the via ferrata and along vertcal rocks.”
Climb beside Rio Ruzza waterfall on a four-hour via ferrata with Tibetan bridges, forest approach, expert gear, and small-group guidance.
“Unglaubliche Erfahrung! Klettersteig ist kurz, aber technisch nicht ganz einfach. Der Abenteuerfaktor und die Aussicht zahlen sich aber auf jedenfall aus, da man über mehrere tibetanische Brücken und horizontalen Kletterpassagen gleich neben den Wassergall hochklettert. Kontrollierte und sichere Ausrüstung auf neustem Stand kann am MMove in Arco ausgeliehen werden. Absolut erlebenswert!”
Try family climbing, abseiling, a zip slide, and via ferrata in Arco with a guide, views, nature lessons, and flexible cancellation.
“Very nice trip. the time frame was accurate and the level of difficulty was good for a family trip with our 9 year old daughter. Our guide Luca was super professional and he was precise and to the point in the messages he passed on - and definitely a warm and good guy.”
Review of Sardinia’s Via Ferrata della Regina, with a Tibetan bridge, Lake Temo views, expert guidance, pricing, and practical booking advice.
“Great experience, great monitor, great time with a great view, top! Complex at the beginning and then it goes all alone!Auto-translated”
Review of Rio Sallagoni Via Ferrata near Dro, Italy, with route details, bridge crossing, guide advice, price, fitness needs, and booking tips.
“This was our group's first Via Ferrata and everyone had an amazing time - even the people who were afraid of heights! Thomas was a great guide and made sure everyone was having a good time and was comfortable on the different parts of the course. If we had more time we would have immediately booked another climb.”
Climb a guided Lake Como via ferrata with certified guide Giacomo Regallo, private groups, dramatic views, gear included, and flexible routes.
“Giacomo is a very professional guide. He gaves us a safe feeling and we really enjoyed the beautifull via ferrata around the como lake. A Day never to forget.”
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