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Gondola · Mezzana, Italy

Panciana

Panciana is a gondola near Mezzana, Italy. It climbs 438 m over 1.89 km, from 1,444 m to 1,882 m above sea level. Between its 19 pylons, the cable runs up to about 40 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

15/100 · Gentle

By the numbers, Panciana is scarier than 15% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 268 of 301 in Italy.

  • Highest above the ground: about 40 m, as high as a 13-storey building, 232 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 189 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 17°.

How the score works · The scariest lines in the world

Where does it start?

The bottom station of Panciana is near Mezzana, Italy, at 1,444 m above sea level (46.30195° N, 10.81210° E). From there it runs 1.89 km up to the top station at 1,882 m.

Capacity
2,400 people per hour
Per cabin
6 people

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Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: Copernicus GLO-30, 30 m. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. Data as of 2026-10-31.