Earth:Borgio Verezzi Caves
| Grotte di Borgio Verezzi (Borgio Verezzi Caves) | |
|---|---|
| Valdemino | |
 Interior view | |
  Location of the caves in Italy | |
| Location | Borgio Verezzi (SV, Liguria, Italy) |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 44°9′35.26″N 8°18′19.16″E / 44.1597944°N 8.3053222°E |
| Elevation | 200 m |
| Discovery | 1933 |
| Geology | Karst cave |
| Entrances | 1 |
| Access | Public |
| Show cave opened | 1970 |
| Show cave length | 800 m |
| Website | Official website |
The Borgio Verezzi Caves (Italian: Grotte di Borgio Verezzi), also named Valdemino, are a karst cave system located in the municipality of Borgio Verezzi, in the province of Savona, Liguria. They are a show cave.[1]
Overview
Located in the outskirts of Borgio, the main town and seat of the municipality, the caves were discovered in 1933.[2] The tourist route, opened in 1970,[3] is 800 m (2,600 ft) long and features several small lakes,[4] due to the presence of a little river named Rio Battorezza.
The Valdemino have been referred to as "the most colorful show caves of Italy",[4][5] due to the presence of various minerals. Main colors are white, yellow, red and related shades. The cave contains many straws, amongst them the longest known in Italy with a length of 2.5 m (8.2 ft).
Some prehistoric bone remains, dated to between 500,000 and 750,000 years ago, have been found in various hollows.[6]
Gallery
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Entrance -
Hall with various speleothems -
Big draperies -
Helictite type of dripstone
See also
- Toirano Caves
- List of caves
- List of caves in Italy
References
- ↑ Index of the show caves of Italy (alphabetically ordered)
- ↑ Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist. History of the caves (official site)
- ↑ Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist. Infos about the opening (official site)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist. Some peculiarities of the caves (official site)
- ↑ Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist. Short article on Borgio Verezzi municipal website
- ↑ Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist.Prehistorical infos about the caves (official site)
External links
- Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist. Grotte di Borgio Verezzi official site
- Borgio Verezzi Caves on showcaves.com
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