Buco del Piombio

Useful Information

Location:	Near Erba. 8km ENE of Como. Leave the road Como-Lecco in Albavill towards Alpe del Viceré. From the restaurant "La Salute" dirt raod 2km to parking lot. 155 steps uphill to the cave.
Open:	Summer only, not after heavy rains.
Fee:
Classification:	Karst cave, river cave.
Light:	none.
Dimension:	A=695m a.s.l., L=926m.
Guided tours:	L=354m.
Bibliography:
Address:	Tel: +390-
Last update:	$Date: 2008/05/30 06:59:05 $

History

1953 electric light.
1966 installations destroyed by a flood.

Description

The Buco del Piombio is not very well developed, as a flood in 1966 destroyed most of the installations. It is a single huge passage with a cave river. There are no side passages and nearly no speleothems.

The cave is known for a very long time. The entrance contained remains from the Moustérien and cave bear bones. Some stille visible ruins are apparently from the middle ages. Today there is a restaurant and a small exhibition inside the entrance hall.

The description on this page is based on the book by Aellen/Strinati from 1977. This means, the information is 25 years old! Please contact me if you have an update.

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