We went to see the caves of canelobre which are located in the mountains near the town of Busot. The caves are on the northern slope of the Sierra Cabeçó D’Or mountain. The views from the parking lot were quite breathtaking, you could see the whole region.

We arrived early and were able to get into the caves before there were too many people. Inside the main entrance was a long hallway leading into the caves.

The hallway opens into a large cavern area which has a high ceiling.

The caves were a lot larger than we expected, there is more 80,000 square meters of space in the caves. There were stairs leading to different levels and areas of the caves.

We walked through the different areas admiring the limestone caves with the different stalactites, stalagmites and columns. The caves are estimated to be 145 million years old. The caves were believed to be discovered by the Arabs in the tenth century, however little was known about them until the nineteenth century. It was during the civil war in Spain in the 1930’s when the caves were accessed and used as an aircraft repair shop by the Republican army. It was at that time when the tunnel access to the cave was created along with platforms, stairs etc.

It was an amazing feeling exploring the caves.

We were fortunate to explore one of the natural and unique caves in Spain.

“adios y que tengas un grand dia”