Rei Cintolo cave in Galicia information - Place of nature interest - Spain
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Galicia Information - Natural Parks: Cova da Rei Cintolo |
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LOCATION: Mondonedo Council (Lugo), Supena parish, town of Argomoso. SURFACE AREA: 7,500 metres long over three galleries. ACCESS: 6.5 km from Mondonedo along the local road from the Os Muiñs neighbourhood. SERVICES: In Mondonedo. We enter a unique natural cave with a labyrinthine structure, and consequently with multiple possibilities. Seven and a half kilometres of explored length distributed over three main galleries, of Karstic origin, through slate-based terrain giving it geological personality apart from such characteristic formations as columns of stalactites and stalagmites and other typical karstic oddities. Maximum drop is about 75 metres, with internal water running into several lakes and the subterranean current of the River Celtas along the lower part. This is the sanctuary, somewhere between science and legend, of Galician pot-holing. The legendary power of its name has recently become a tourist resource. The construction of a cave visitor's centre is planned next to its only entrance, together with the opening to the public of the central section with good horizontal conditions for a visit of about 300 metres, return trip. What is more, out in the sunlight, the exterior landscape is equally impressive. The "water trekking route" joins the original Mondoñedo neighbourhood of Os Muiños with the Rei Cintolo Cave via the Lavapes Mill and the Coro Waterfall on the River Valiñadares. FAUNA: A refuge for several bat species (Rhynolophus, Myotis...) and interesting invertebrate colonies: the cave's interior has produced some crustaceans unique in the peninsula's north-west. |
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