Canelobre Caves (Cuevas del Canelobre)
Natural parkThe Canelobre Caves — Cuevas del Canelobre — lie in the Cabeçó d’Or mountains above the village of Busot, inland from Alicante, hiding one of the most impressive show caves in the region.
Why visit the Canelobre Caves
Inside is a single enormous chamber with a soaring, cathedral-like vault, among the highest of any cave in Spain. Guided tours of around forty minutes lead down through the cavern past dramatically lit stalactites and stalagmites and the great central formation that gives the cave its name. The temperature is cool and steady year-round, and a reasonable level of fitness helps with the many steps down and back. There is parking, a small café and an information area at the entrance, and the mountain road up offers wide views over the surrounding country.
Cathedral-like vault
A single enormous chamber with a soaring, cathedral-like vault, among the highest of any cave in Spain.
‘Canelobre’
The great central formation that gives the cave its name rises dramatically lit at the heart of the cavern.
~40 minutes
Guided tours of around forty minutes lead down past lit stalactites and stalagmites to the central formation.
Steady year-round
The temperature is cool and steady year-round, a welcome escape on a hot day.
Fitness helps
A reasonable level of fitness helps with the many steps down into the cavern and back up.
Views & café
There is parking, a small café and an information area, and the mountain road up offers wide views over the country.
Practical information
- Getting there: above the village of Busot, inland from Alicante; about 35 minutes by car from Alicante airport (ALC), with parking at the entrance.
- The visit: guided tours of around 40 minutes lead down many steps into the cavern — a reasonable level of fitness helps.
- Good to know: the cave is cool and steady year-round, with a small café and information area at the entrance.
- Best time to visit: any time of year, but especially welcome as a cool escape on a hot summer day.
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A vast, cathedral-like show cave in the mountains above Busot, with dramatically lit stalactites and one of the highest cave vaults in Spain.
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