Gruta do Zambujal

Gruta do Zambujal, is no longer open to visitors. It is now situated in a large estate which is used as a quarry and cement factory.

Gruta do Zambujal was open to the public in the 1970s; it was a beautiful and popular showcave. Later thieves vandalised the cave and removed the best speleothems. The cave was then closed to the public. The present owner, a wealthy man, is not interested in the cave, only in quarrying. The cave still exists, but quarrying is now very close to the cave. So entry is not only forbidden, but could be quite difficult and dangerous.

Text by Dr Strinati (2005). With kind permission.