Abisso di Malga Fossetta
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Abisso di Malga Fossetta (The Abyss of Malga Fossetta) is a deep cavity of the plateau of the Sette Comuni, a complex of karst full of caves (2,562 explored in 2009). The abyss is located in the municipality of Enego, in the province of Vicenza. The abyss of Malga Fossetta, with its currently known depth of more than 1,000 m, is the second deepest cavity in Veneto (the first to be discovered to exceed 1000 m deep) and one of the deepest in Italy.[1][2][3]
Recent discoveries see a possible connection with the Grotta della Bigonda (one of the largest Italian caves) that would thus bring the depth of the abyss to more than 1,400 m, making it the deepest cave in Italy.[4]
The entrance of the abyss lies in the immediate vicinity of Malga Fossetta (named after it), precisely at 1744m above sea level in the so-called Bosco dei Larese, not far from the slopes of Mount Ortigara, on the plateau of Asiago. At the entrance there is a large green metallic cylinder that forms the winter entrance of the cave, because in winter the snow covers the ground for several meters.