Coves de Sant Josep - La Vall d'Uixó, Castellón, Spain - Wikipedia Entries on Waymarking.com

According to Wikipedia, "the caves of San José (in Valencian, les grutes de Sant Josep), located in the natural area of the same name, are a system of natural caves located in the municipality of Vall de Uxó (Castellón) Spain.

The cavity represents an active upwelling developed in limestone during the Middle Triassic period, but despite multiple visits by speleologists, the origin of the river and the end of the cave are still unknown. Grotto 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-traveled cavity in the province of Castellón and the 2nd in 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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