Revista Comenius

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Galileo Galilei, 1C

The Wind Cave The cave is located in the Apuan Alps park, in Toscana. It is a karstic cave and owes its name to the strong air currents caused by the temperature difference between the external and internal. Into the cave you can see the wonders of the underworld: stalactites and stalagmites, drapery of alabaster, little lakes encrusted with crystals, and underground rivers.

There are also most interesting calcareous concretions such as The Monuments Room and The Branch of Wonders.

AND IN OUR TERRITORY NEAR GRAVELLONA TOCE...

Sambughetto Caves, also called“Witches cave�

The Witches Cave is located in the heart of Valle Strona, in the small town of Sambughetto, in the province of Omegna. This cave, valuable destination for cavers and source of inspiration for many popular legends, is carved out of white marble and is divided into wells and corridors characterized by sand stalagmites, stalactites and streams. Inside the cave were found many fossils of animals: wolves, deer, lions, leopards, jackals and, above all, the infamous cave bear.


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