The cave of Valporquero (la cueva de Valporquero" is located at the north of the

Province of León León (, , ; ; ) is a province of northwestern Spain in the northern part of the Region of León and in the northwestern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. About one quarter of its population of 463,746 (2018) lives in the cap ...

(Spain), near the village of Valporquero de Torío in the municipality of

Vegacervera Vegacervera is a municipality located in the province of León, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 334 inhabitants. The ''Hoces de Vegacervera'' is a natural landscape, which takes i ...

and 47 km away from the capital city, León. Open to the tourism since 1966, the management is done by the Diputación de León. The "open route" to the normal tourism is 1300 m long through six "halls" with increasing complexity and diversity of the geological formations, from the small marvels hall to the marvel hall. The "bottom level is 3150 m long" including a subterranean river. The main six halls are: * Pequeñas maravillas (small marvels hall) * Gran Rotonda * Hadas * Cementerio estalactítico * Gran vía * Maravillas (marvel hall)

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The Official Tourism Website of the Province of Leon

Leonese Provincial Government
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