Rio Subeterraneo de San Jose

March 13th , 2012 → 12:54 am @ Sitges

A subterranean river near La Vall d’Uixó. A major tourist attraction with guided tours on boats, no less!

The tour lasts approx. 40 minutes, performing a tour by boat (blue) of almost 2 km and 255 m. walk through a gallery dry (brown area). There is a stretch of 1,932 meters. (Red) inaccessible to the public. Despite multiple visits cavers do not know the source of the River or the end of the cave.
The temperature was kept constant at 20 ° C inside the cave throughout the year

1 – Embarcadero.

1 – Rock Paintings.

PIER

1 – Today the tour inside the cave is done comfortably thanks to the 16 boats that carry visitors into the navigable sections.

At the entrance and badly damaged by time, you can see cave paintings of the Magdalenian period, which together with archaeological sites, these remains date back over 15,000 years.

2 – Chamber of Bats.

3 – Diana Lake.

HALL OF BATS – LAKE DIANA

2 – The first of the great halls of bats called, owes its name to the large amount of flying mammals that once were housed here.
In this room you can admire the dome with its many forms sculpted by swirling water over millions of years.

3 – A walk through of the lovers, whose output is very beautiful, you reach the lake of Diana, 5 feet deep, where you can see greenery of moss that grows in this dark environment thanks to artificial lighting.

4 – Hall of Traps.

5 – La Cascada de la Flor.

GALLERY OF TRAPS – DRY AREA

4 – The gallery of the siphons of 60 meters in length, is the longest man-made tunnel tour, live in it a unique and tiny crustaceans that live only in this type of natural areas.

5 – From the second pier began a visit to the gallery where we will dry some of the most beautiful formations of the whole, as the Cascade de la Flor.
Getting carried away by the imagination can discover through light and shadow is a world of fantastic shapes.

6 – The Cathedral.

7 – The Medusa.

CATHEDRAL – THE MEDUSA

6 – We are in the Cathedral, so named by the great height of its dome measuring 12 meters. Beautiful stalactites hang down in a symphony of shapes and colors, including the Medusa is worth noting

OPENING HOURS

PERIOD	MORNING		AFTERNOON
	Session 1	Last exit	Session 2	Last exit
January / February	11:00 a.m.	1:15 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	5:45 p.m.
March / April / May	11:00 a.m.	1:15 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	5:45 p.m.
June / July	11:00 a.m.	1:15 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	6:30 p.m.
August	11:00 a.m.	1:15 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	7:15 p.m.
September	11:00 a.m.	1:15 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	6:30 p.m.
October / November / December	11:00 a.m.	1:15 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	5:45 p.m.

* Open all year except: Days on December 25, 1 and 6 January.

It is forbidden to take pictures inside the caves and to bring pets. (All information is subject to change)

ENTRY PRICES: (as of April 1, 2010)

RATES

ADULT	EUR 9.50

RETIRED	EUR 6.00

Children 4 to 13 YEARS	EUR 4.50

GROUPS FROM 25 PEOPLE	EUR 6.00

Location Provided by Caves website: www.riosubterraneo.com

SITUACIÓN (Location, as we understand, is further below)
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Driving directions from Sitges to Passeig de les Grutes
276 km, 2 hours 41 mins : AP-7

This route has tolls.

Sitges Spain

	1. Head northwest on Passeig de la Ribera toward Carrer Nou	400 m
	2. Turn right onto Carrer d’Espanya	250 m
	3. Slight left onto Carrer d’Europa	140 m
	4. Turn right onto Passeig de Vilanova/C-246a/C-31 : Continue to follow C-246a/C-31	140 m
	5. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Passeig de Vilafranca/C-31 Continue to follow Passeig de Vilafranca : Go through 1 roundabout	650 m
	6. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Rambla de Sitges	450 m
	7. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for C-32/Vilanova i la Geltrú/Tarragona and merge onto Autopista de Pau Casals/C-32 Partial toll road	29.8 km
	8. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for E-15/AP-7/Tarragona/Valencia and merge onto E-15/AP-7 Partial toll road	235 km
	9. Take exit 49 toward N-340/N-225/Vall d’Uixó/Moncofa Toll road	300 m
	10. Continue straight Toll road	260 m
	11. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto CS-22 heading to N-340/Castelló/Valencia/N-225/La Vall d’Uixó : Go through 1 roundabout	4.7 km
	12. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Passeig de la Mar Mediterránia/CV-2260 heading to La Vall d’Uixó : Continue to follow CV-2260 : Go through 2 roundabouts	900 m
	13. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Carretera Segorbe-Burriana	65 m
	14. Continue onto Calle de Andalucía	800 m
	15. Continue onto Carretera de Segorbe : Go through 1 roundabout	1.1 km
	16. Continue onto Carretera de la Alfondeguilla	600 m
	17. At the roundabout, take the 4th exit onto Passeig de les Grutes	500 m
	18. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on Passeig de les Grutes	200 m
	19. Turn right to stay on Passeig de les Grutes	33 m

Entrance to caves and visitors center

These directions are for planning purposes only. You may find that construction projects, traffic, weather, or other events may cause conditions to differ from the map results, and you should plan your route accordingly. You must obey all signs or notices regarding your route.

Location as we understand it:

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