{"id":638,"date":"2024-11-29T13:28:43","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T13:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pugliabycar.it\/?p=638"},"modified":"2025-05-05T15:24:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T15:24:44","slug":"grotte-castellana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pugliabycar.it\/en\/grotte-castellana\/","title":{"rendered":"Caves of Castellana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"638\" class=\"elementor elementor-638\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f12c426 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-repeater-item-default_padding sk-none elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f12c426\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ang_container_spacing_size&quot;:&quot;default_padding&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57609fd e-con-full e-flex elementor-repeater-item-default_padding elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57609fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ang_container_spacing_size&quot;:&quot;default_padding&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15f56b7 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15f56b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Castellana Caves<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7271ff5 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-repeater-item-default_padding elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7271ff5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ang_container_spacing_size&quot;:&quot;default_padding&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad1af6a elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad1af6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ci spostiamo nella Murge sud-orientali, per andare alle Grotte di Castellana, una delle principali attrattive dell\u2019entroterra pugliese. Situate nell\u2019omonimo comune di Castellana Grotte, a pochi chilometri da Alberobello, sono uno dei complessi speleologici di origine carsica pi\u00f9 stupefacenti d\u2019Italia.<\/p><p>The entrance to the caves, known as the *Grave*, is a cavern about 60 meters deep, formed around one hundred million years ago during the Cretaceous period. At that time, Puglia was submerged by the sea, and what we see today are the rock layers that were once beneath the surface, shaped over the centuries by rainwater.<\/p><p>The Castellana Caves offer two different routes: a shorter one, about one and a half kilometers long, and a longer one, stretching 3 kilometers. In addition to the vast chasm known as the *Grave*, along the way you can explore many other caves, each with a fantastical name inspired by the legends told about these places.<\/p><p>Walking among stalactites, stalagmites, and limestone formations in the most curious shapes, you\u2019ll pass through the Grotta Nera, the Owl\u2019s Cavern (*Caverna della Civetta*), the Chasm Cavern (*Caverna del Precipizio*), and many more. Don\u2019t miss the Crystal Lake, the Grand Canyon chamber, and the Tower of Pisa Cavern, which features a stalactite shaped like the famous Tuscan monument.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grotte di castellana Ci spostiamo nella Murge sud-orientali, per andare alle Grotte di Castellana, una delle principali attrattive dell\u2019entroterra pugliese. 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