Toirano Caves

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Grotte di Toirano
(Toirano Caves)
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Interior view
Italy provincial location map 2016.svg
Red pog.svg
Location of the caves in Italy
Location Toirano
(SV, Liguria, Italy)
Coordinates 44°8′9.6″N8°12′3.6″E / 44.136000°N 8.201000°E / 44.136000; 8.201000 Coordinates: 44°8′9.6″N8°12′3.6″E / 44.136000°N 8.201000°E / 44.136000; 8.201000
Length2,000 m
Elevation50 m
Discovery1950
Geology Karst cave
Entrances1
AccessPublic
Show cave opened1953
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.

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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).

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References

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