The cave at Busot has one of the highest vaults in Spain. It is 50 meters from ceiling to floor in the large cavity in the cave and another 20 meters up to the natural opening. Along the walls hang stalagtites which have taken nature more than a hundred thousand years to form. The cave is named after a large stalagmite shaped like a candelabra (candlestick) with three arms in the middle of the vault. There is also a group of stalagmites 25 meters high that have been named after Gaudi's church in Barcelona: Familia Sagrada.
The cave was discovered in the tenth century by the Moors. However, it was not used until the middle of the last century. In 1936, the Republicans used the cave to maintain aircraft engines. It blasted a 45 meter long tunnel to gain easier access to the great vault. It is the entrance that is used today.
They also made several platforms inside the vault. Most of these have been removed today, but the mounts for a couple of the platforms are still visible. You can also see how the blasting work destroyed part of the geological formations in the cave.
In addition to daily tours for the public, the vault is used, among other things, for concerts with up to 200 spectators. As a visitor, you can use the stairs down to the bottom and off the vault and from the main platform up to the natural entrance 20 meters higher up. Certain passages are also made available to those who practice speleology (exploration of caves) as a hobby. The total area for the vault and the cave passages is 80,000 square meters.
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Excursion of the week: Cuevas de Canelobre in Busot municipality - cave with stalagmites and stalagtites
Suitable for: Everyone. Wheelchairs and prams gray fine up to the vault, but not in the stairs and cave passages.
Getting there: Enter Cuevas de Canelobre in Google Maps. Alternatively: Take off from AP-7 to CV-773 towards Xixona or to CV 777 at El Campello north of Alicante. Then follow signs to Busot and later signs to Cuevas de Canelobre. There are some car parks along the road below the entrance to the cave, but also a larger car park 750 meters further down the hill.
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