Karst cave.
River cave.
Ajuntamiento de la Vall d'Uixo', Plaza de Centro, 1, 12600 La Vall D'Uixo', Tel: +34-964-690184, Fax: +34-964-667662.
| Location: | Near Vall D'Uixó. 6km from the N340, 25km south west Castellón. |
| Open: | |
| Fee: | |
| Classification: |
Karst cave.
River cave.
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| Light: | electric. |
| Dimension: | L=2,348m. |
| Guided tours: | L=1,150m. |
| Bibliography: | |
| Address: |
Rio Subterréneo de San José, Vall D'Uixó Castellón, Tel: +34-964690576, Fax: +34-964690576.
E-mail: Ajuntamiento de la Vall d'Uixo', Plaza de Centro, 1, 12600 La Vall D'Uixo', Tel: +34-964-690184, Fax: +34-964-667662. |
| Last update: | $Date: 2008/07/01 20:20:57 $ |
| 18th century | mentioned in Historia Natural, Geografía, Agricultura, Población y Frutos del Reino de Valencia (Observations on History Natural, Geography, Agriculture, Population and Fruits of Kingdom of Valencia) by the Naturalist Josep Cavanilles (Vol I, pp 115-116). | |
| 1902 | two groups competed in exploring the cave. | |
| 1915 | explorationby the famous historian Carlos Sarthou Carreres. | |
| 1926 | a party of esplorers reached the Llac de Diana (Lake of Diana) but was unable to cross the Galeria dels Sifons (Gallery of the Siphons). | |
| 1929 | Herminio Arroyas Martinez died in the cave while trying to develop the cave for tourists by installing footbridges. | |
| 1936 | footbridges replaced by a boat, electric light installed. | |
| 1950 | new entrance tunnel built to oid the Mouth of the Furnace. | |
| 1954 | explorations by the cavers group of the Centre Excursioniste de València. | |
| 1958 | first survey by the same group. | |
| 13-NOV-1960 | Galeria dels Sifons finally crossed by Joaquin Saludes from the Centre d'Investigacions i Activitats Subacuatiques de Valencia. | |
| 14-APR-1961 | tunnel completed to reach the cave behind the Galeria dels Sifons. | |
| 1971 | new galleries discovered. | |
| 1973 | new parts opened to the public. | |
| 1975 | new galleries discovered. |
Rio Subterréneo de San José is, as the name says, a river cave. The visit is done by boat, and the river is said to be the longest navigable cave river in Europe (what ever this means).
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