Cueva Horadada (Pierced Cave) in Yecla (Alicante)

The Cueva Horada (Pierced Cave) is located on Monte Arabi, at 22 km from Yecla and 113 km from Murcia. It can be visited freely and can be located easily by following the signs of the PR-MU 91.

From a distance you can see a large mouth, surrounded by rounded rocks and old pine trees. A cozy and mysterious place at the same time. As one approaches, one begins to see a certain clarity at the end of the cave, and at the same time the size of the mouth seems to increase. The entrance has a triangular, but rounded shape. Once you reach the cave you can see its real dimensions, which I estimate to be about 15 meters by 15 meters (on some websites they give even greater measurements). Entering the cave, the floor ramps up, steeper and steeper, but there is no feeling of fear or darkness. Looking up you can see a huge skylight, which illuminates the entire cave. I think the height of this room can easily be about thirty meters.

A short distance away there is another place of interest: an enclosure with cave paintings declared a World Heritage Site. It is completely fenced to ensure its protection. It seems that if you want to visit them you have to contact the Archaeological Museum in Yecla.

The following link may be of interest:

TurismoYecla:


PERSONAL VISIT
A few years ago we visited this place.

The cave is seen from afar. It is easy to feel the magic of the place.

The lower mouth of Cueva Horada, notice the apparently tiny size of the person sitting at the entrance.

 

A large pine is the guardian of the cave.

The upper mouth of the cave is a large skylight.

Composite photo, taken from the innermost corner of the cave.

The area of cave paintings, protected by a fence.

Cueva del Puerto (Cave of the Pass) in Calasparra (Alicante)

The Cueva del Puerto (Cave of the Mountain Pass) is 70 km from Murcia.
It is located in a natural setting.
The cave can be visited for about 400 meters.
There is the possibility of practising speleotourism: an initiation into the fascinating world of caving.
The following links may be of interest

MurciaTuristica
Spain Info



PERSONAL VISIT
Some years ago we visited this cave.

By the parking lot is a large welcome building, only it was closed then.

The access path to the cave. It looks endlessly, but it is "only" 410 meter to the cave entrance.

 

The views are beautiful.
 
 

At the side of the path there is a chasm.

 

Finally you reach a cabin where the tickets were sold.

  Hypogenic morphology, one of the aspects that turns this cave into something unique .....

  .... although the decorations are not lacking either.

 

 We go deeper into the cave.

  Speechless.

 Stalactites, stalagmites, columns, etc.

The cave goes on.

Cueva de las Calaveras (Cave of the Skulls) in Benidoleig (Alicante)

The Cueva de las Calaveras (Cave of the Skulls) is situated at 91 km from Alicante and 106 from Valencia.
It is located in the vicinity of the town ..
The cave can be visited for about 440 meters.
The following link may be of interest.

A story of a visitor 

Cueva de Canalobres in Busot (Alicante)

The Cuevas de Canalobres are situated at 26 km from Alicante.
It is located in a natural setting.
The following links may be of interest.

Las Cuevas de Canalobres: This is the website of the municipity, also in English. 

Cueva de Adsubia in Alicante

The Cueva de Adsubia is situated at 102 km from Alicante and 92 km from Valencia.
The cave is located in the vicinity of the town.
It is a small but cozy cave, with a length of 80 meters and a depth of 15 meters.
The following links may be of interest.

SpainInfo: The Adsubia Cave

The Cueva del Rull in La Vall d´Ebro (Alicante)

La Cueva del Rull is situated at 95 km from Alicante and 104 km from Valencia.
It is located in a natural setting.The cave can be visited for about 220 meters. 
The following links may be of interest.

La Cova del Rull: This is the official website of the municipality. In English.
SpainInfo: The Rull Cave.

Cueva de Don Juan in Jalance (Valencia)

The Cueva de Don Juan is situated at 118 km from Valencia.
The cave is located in an area of abrupt relief and embedded in a ravine.
The cave can be visited for about 400 meters.
The following links may be of interest.

La Cueva de Don Juan: This is the official website of the cave, but it is only in Spanish
SpainInfo: The Cave of Don Juan
Map of the cave: A cave map from 2006

The Coves de Sant Josep (Caves of Saint Joseph) in La Vall d´Uxió (Castellón)

The Coves de Sant Josep (Caves of Saint Joseph) are situated at 30 km from Castellón de la Plana.
According to its official website, this cave has the longest navigable underground river in Europe. You can also visit it by kayak.
The cave is located in the vicinity of the town.
The following links may be of interest.

 Coves de Sant Josep: This is the oficial website in English.

The Cuevas del Marqués (Marquis Caves) in Caravaca de la Cruz (Murcia)

The Cuevas del Marqués (Marquis Caves) are in Caravaca de la Cruz, at 77 km from Murcia.
They are located in the Fuentes del Marqués Park (Marquis Springs) in Caravaca de la Cruz, a few minutes walk from the town center.

The caves consist of a straight tunnel through which the main path leads and various side galleries with chimneys that reach the surface. Although I remember that the straight tunnel seems partially carved by the hand of man, everything else shows a clear karst origin. Its galleries pierce the small calcareous mound that houses them, with numerous nooks and chimneys that give the place a special charm. The cave chimneys are usually protected with grids, to avoid possible falls from above. Although the cave is small, the side part is quite cozy, especially the area around the room with the stone staircase. These caves undoubtedly have a relict relationship with the various springs that arise in the park, which total flow of 320 liters per second indicates the outlet of an important aquifer. Below I give a description of the visit, accompanied by a series of photos.

The straight tunnel seen from above.

The gallery on the right is the other side of the straight tunnel. The gallery on the left is the most interesting part of the cave.

The entrance of the side gallery.

The side gallery, with several nooks and chimneys, leads us to the room with the stone staircase.

The side gallery, seen from the chamber. On the right is an opening protected by a grate.

The chamber with the stone staircase, here the cave has another entrance.

The exit with the stone staircase.

From the chamber the gallery continues.

In some places the light seems to come from above ...

..... entering through two skylights.

The top of the mound. These two grids indicate the skylights of the previous photo, although there are several more.

Some of the cave entrances and its surroundings.

One of the rivers that wells in the Fuentes del Marqués Park.

One of the park's springs.

Another of the many springs, with a pleasant environment.

The Torre de las Fuentes (Tower of the Springs), popularly known as the Torre de los Templarios (Tower of the templars).