Coves de Sant Josep - La Vall d'Uixó, Castellón, Spain
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a cave located on Paseo de Las Grutas in the town of La Vall d'Uixó, province of Castellón, Spain
Waymark Code: WM187H7
Location: Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
Date Posted: 06/14/2023
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The natural entrance to this cave is located close to the Ermita de Sant Josep Church and the archeological site Poblat Ibèric de Sant Josep, on Paseo de Las Grutas in the town of La Vall d'Uixó, province of Castellón, Spain.
Coves de Sant Josep (caves of San José) are a system of natural caves.
The cavity represents active upwelling developed in the limestone during the Middle Triassic period, but despite multiple visits by cavers, the origin of the river and the end of the cave are still unknown. Cave whose temperature remains constant at 20 ° C inside the cave throughout the year and which, with its current length of 2,750 meters, represents the longest cavity in the province of Castellón and the 2nd of the Valencian Community. It is the longest navigable underground river in Europe.
Before the advances of the 20th century, important historians such as J. Cavanilles, Sebastián Miñano, or Pascual Madoz, already cited the existence of this cavity in their geography works. There was also evidence that the cavity was known from the Upper Paleolithic (about 17,000 years ago), as evidenced by archaeological sites found in the manhole as well as cave paintings from the Magdalenian period. Even the proximity of an Iberian settlement also indicated that in Iberian times the cave was known and explored, just as it was during the long Roman rule.
The entrance of the cave is converted into a landing stage (for tourist visits to the agglomeration).
Source: Wikipedia
Address : Paseo de Las Grutas, La Vall d'Uixó, 12600 Spain
Phone: +34 964 69 05 76
E-mail : info@covesdesantjosep.es
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