Toirano Caves

Cave system in Italy
44°8′9.6″N 8°12′3.6″E / 44.136000°N 8.201000°E / 44.136000; 8.201000Length2,000 mElevation50 mDiscovery1950GeologyKarst caveEntrances1AccessPublicShow cave opened1953Show 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).

Gallery

  • Entrance
    Entrance
  • Speleothems width widening at certain height
    Speleothems width widening at certain height
  • Speleothems width widening at certain height
    Speleothems width widening at certain height
  • Stalactites
    Stalactites
  • Stalactites with spikes
    Stalactites with spikes
  • Wide stalactites
    Wide stalactites
  • Hall
    Hall

See also

References

  1. ^ (in Italian) Infos on toiranogrotte.it (click on Storia e Scienza section)

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Toirano Caves.
  • (in Italian) Grotte di Toirano official site
  • Toirano Caves on showcaves.com