Point of interest
Toirano
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Interesting and cooling place down into the caves a must with children
Toirano Caves : 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
In Toirano, there is an extraordinary ensemble of caves, important both from a naturalistic and historical point of view. There are spectacular decorations made of stalactites and stalagmites and also some of the most ancient prehistorical remains from 300 000 years ago. The caves are famous for being the largest cave-bear graveyard in Europe and one of the very few sites where they have found remains of the Homo Heidelbergensis, an archaic relative of the Homo Sapiens. It's a cool visit - nice when super warm outside - and it's about a 1h/1h30 activity once in the caves.
In Toirano, there is an extraordinary ensemble of caves, important both from a naturalistic and historical point of view. There are spectacular decorations made of stalactites and stalagmites and also some of the most ancient prehistorical remains from 300 000 years ago. The caves are famous for bei…
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1 Via P. G. Maineri
Toirano, Liguria