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