Top Things to do in Liguria
Things to do in Liguria, Liguria: The Best Caverns & Caves
Discover the best top things to do in Liguria, Italy including Grotte di Toirano, Grotte di Borgio Verezzi, Viamare, Grotta Pollera, Ex Gallerie, Grotta dei Falsari, Grotta di Byron, Grotta della Galleria del Treno, Grotta Marina di Bergeggi, Caverna delle Arene Candide - Museo Archeologico del Finale.
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1. Grotte di Toirano
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4.5 based on 1,126 reviews
The Toirano cave site is one of the main tourist attractions in Liguria and consists of the natural cavities of Basura and S. Lucia Inferiore. The Grotta della Basura (which means "witch"), discovered in 1950, is characterized by the presence of prints of men from the Upper Paleolithic Age and important palaeontological finds, mainly Cave Bear bones ("Ursus Spelaeus"). The bones of these plantigrades, which were typical of the Pleistocene Epoch and used to visit the cave during hibernation, can still be seen in the "Bear Cemetery" (about 30,000 years old). Foot, hand and knee prints of Homo Sapiens Sapiens can be found in the clay concretions of the "Print Corridor" (about 12,000 years old). In the cave rooms you will find a wide variety of stalactites and stalagmites, different in shape and size, as well as the typical "mammillary" concretions. The last part of the cave, which used to be under water, is very picturesque, with its peculiar, rounded concretions entirely covered in a uniform, light-yellow layer of tiny calcite crystals. In the Grotta di S. Lucia Inferiore, discovered in 1960, both the limestones and the walls of the wide rooms are covered in calcite flowers and aragonite crystals. The two caves, connected by an artificial tunnel, are about 1,300m long and can be visited in about 70 minutes.
2. Grotte di Borgio Verezzi
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4.5 based on 546 reviews
The caves of Borgio Verezzi offer a tourist path that winds for about 800 meters inside large rooms, among huge blocks detached from the vault in remote eras. Very rich concretions of every shape: from the cannulae, thin and almost transparent, to the drapes, thin as sheets, to the large columns that seem to support the vault up to the eccentric stalactites, that defy the gravity force developing in all directions. And everywhere the colors: white, yellow, red in a thousand different shades. Due to the presence of various minerals, they make the Grotte di Borgio Verezzi the most colorful tourist cave in Italy.
3. Viamare
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4.5 based on 3 reviews
In a typical Ligurian boat, which can accommodate 6 people , we want to let you see the Gulf of La Spezia , Portovenere, Cinque Terre with a custom program , always including a stop for a swim , and always with a snack with wine and products locals. 240 € x 2 pax - over 2, 80 € for person
4. Grotta Pollera
5. Ex Gallerie
6. Grotta dei Falsari
7. Grotta di Byron
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4.5 based on 91 reviews
Reviewed By Sm1006997 - Blackburn, United Kingdom
The grotto is located very close to the San Pietro Church and in my opinion, hosted better views. You can get quite close up to the sea and walk further along to get multiple perspectives on what is really a wonderful natural creation.
8. Grotta della Galleria del Treno
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4.0 based on 8 reviews
9. Grotta Marina di Bergeggi
10. Caverna delle Arene Candide - Museo Archeologico del Finale
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4.0 based on 5 reviews
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