What you'll hear inside Valporquero Cave:

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  Sala de las Pequeñas Maravillas

  Sala de las Pequeñas Maravillas is the first of six accessible chambers in Cueva de Valporquero, reached by climbing a steep flight of stairs past an artificially lit underground lake.

• 2
  Grand Roundabout

  Gran Rotonda is the largest chamber in the cave system, spanning over 5,600 square metres with a cavernous void exceeding 100,000 cubic metres.

• 3
  Hall of the Fairies

  Sala de las Hadas is the third chamber on the cave tour in León, reached via a narrow gallery running alongside the river to a small viewing platform.

• 4
  Stalactitic Cemetery

  The Cementerio Estalactítico forms the fourth chamber on the cave's visitor route.

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  Gran Vía

  Gran Vía is a narrow gallery, just 8 metres across, yet soars to an impressive 40 metres high—creating a striking vertical corridor effect.

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  Hall of Wonders

  The Sala de las Maravillas is the final and most spectacular of the six chambers open to visitors in this cave system, boasting the greatest concentration and variety of geological formations…

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  Solitary Column

  The Columna Solitaria dominates the Gran Vía chamber, standing alone near the centre of this 40-metre-high gallery.

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  Lake of Wonders

  Lago de las Maravillas is a small underground lake that forms the centrepiece of the final chamber on the tourist route through the cave, known as the Sala de las Maravillas.

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  Course of Waters (lower level)

  The Curso de Aguas forms the lower level of Cueva de Valporquero, where an active underground river flows through over 3,000 metres of galleries and chambers reaching heights of 60 metres.

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  Sima de las Perlas (Sil de Perlas)

  Sima de las Perlas is a small entrance to the Cueva de Valporquero cave system, discovered in 1967 by two young cavers from Madrid.