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Toirano Caves

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Grotte di Toirano
(Toirano Caves)
Interior view
Map showing the location of Grotte di Toirano (Toirano Caves)
Map showing the location of Grotte di Toirano (Toirano Caves)
Location of the caves in Italy
LocationItaly Toirano
(SV, Liguria, Italy)
Length2,000 m
Elevation50 m
Discovery1950
GeologyKarst cave
Entrances1
AccessPublic
Show cave opened1953
Show cave length?
WebsiteOfficial website

The Toirano Caves (Italian: Grotte di Toirano) are a karst cave system in the municipality of Toirano, in the province of Savona, Liguria, Italy.

Overview

The 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).

See also

References

  1. ^ Template:It icon Infos on toiranogrotte.it (click on Storia e Scienza section)