The Borgio Verezzi Caves (

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: ''Grotte di Borgio Verezzi''), also named Valdemino, are a

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system located in the municipality of

Borgio Verezzi Borgio Verezzi ( lij, Bòrzi Veresso) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about southwest of Savona. Geography The municipality of Borgio Verezzi is compose ...

, in the

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. They are a

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Overview

Located in the outskirts of Borgio, the main town and seat of the municipality, the cavese were discovered in 1933. The touristic route, opened in 1970, is 800m long and counts some little lakes,Some peculiarities of the caves (official site)
due to the presence of a little river named Rio Battorezza. The ''Valdemino'' are touristically defined as "''the most colorful show caves of Italy''", due to the presence of various minerals. Main colors are

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and related shades. The cave contains many straws, amongst them the longest known of Italy with 2.5 m length. Some

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bone remains, dated between 500,000 and 750,000 years ago, have been found in various hollows.Prehistorical infos about the caves (official site)

Gallery

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type of dripstone

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Grotte di Borgio Verezzi official site

Landforms of Liguria

Province of Savona Tourist attractions in Liguria

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