The Toirano Caves (Italian: Grotte di Toirano) are a karst cave system in the municipality of Toirano, in the province of Savona, Liguria, Italy.
Grotte di Toirano (Toirano Caves) | |
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Location | Toirano (SV, Liguria, Italy) |
Coordinates | 44°8′9.6″N 8°12′3.6″E / 44.136000°N 8.201000°E |
Length | 2,000 m |
Elevation | 50 m |
Discovery | 1950 |
Geology | Karst cave |
Entrances | 1 |
Access | Public |
Show cave opened | 1953 |
Show cave length | ? |
Website | Official website |
Overview
editThe area is situated close to the town of Toirano and few kilometers to the Ligurian Ponente Riviera. The exit "Borghetto Santo Spirito" of A10 motorway is 5 km far from the caves. One of the most important caves is "Basura", discovered in 1950,[1] and shelter of the Cave bear (Ursus spelaeus).
Gallery
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Entrance
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Speleothems width widening at certain height
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Speleothems width widening at certain height
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Stalactites with spikes
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Wide stalactites
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Hall
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ (in Italian) Infos on toiranogrotte.it (click on Storia e Scienza section)
External links
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