Although there are not images
or texts that can replace the personal visit Grottos of
San Jose, here can become a small composition of the place.
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The place that surrounds the entrance
to the Underground River by Grottos of San Jose is an
pleasant natural space that counts on services of restoration
and leisure.
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The surroundings of the Subterraneo
River of Grottos of San Jose are many-colored and spectacular.
In few minutes, you can be acceded to one Natural Park,
several beaches with Blue Flag or the city Vall de Uxo.
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Info on the visit schedules, tariffs,
like arriving at the San Jose place and its situation
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From already a simple form can here
do its reserve to traves of the network filling up.
Also consult the schedules of visit and the tariffs.
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In the variety it is the pleasure. This
phrase defines the spirit of the San Jose Restaurant,
Will be able to taste from the clasicas meals of the
international kitchen, to plates more falsified
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the
Cavity of them Coves of San Josep is well-known from
the Superior Paleolitico, does about 17,000 years, as
they demonstrate the arqueologicos deposits to it found
in the mouth of acceso.La proximity of an Iberian town
also indicates to us that at that time the cave well-known
and was explored, like during the long Roman, at sight
domination of a found tablet.... dedicated to Caio Cneo
Craso, son of the Roman consul Frame Licinio Craso
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JOSEP CAVANILLES
The
Naturalist Josep Cavanilles, at the end of century
XVIII, in his "Observations on History Natural,
Geography, Agriculture, Population and Fruits of Kingdom
of Valencia" (pags. 115-116 Vol I) says "...
have taken advantage of for irrigation waters which
they are born at noon by the root of the Hill of San
Josep... and at the level of the boulevard or Belcaire
river, that runs by its right, she almost has two caves
that still communicate... in very dry stations leaves
a foot I cube of water... "
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LA FESTA DE LES FLORS
There
are references of century XIX abour the custom to concentrate
the neighbors around "the Font of San Josep"
with occasion to the Festa de les Flors, it was habitual
that the bold ones entered in the cave.
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EXPLORATION
In
year 1902 two groups competed seeing who were able to
enter themselves more. A young boy was on the verge
of being killed when trying to force the "Mouth
of the Furnace" through the small space that the
water left, because this place signed the limit of the
accessible part of the cave..
During the following years was growing the interest
to know with detail the cave. In 1915 the prestigious
historian Carlos Sarthou Carreres made a partial exploration.
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BOCA DE FORN
In
1926, a many men surpassed the "Mouth of the Furnace"
and they reach the "Lake of Diana", finding
the unsalvable obstacle: the "Gallery of the Siphons".
In 1929 passes away Herminio Arroyas Martinez, when
he tries to surpass the "Gallery of the Siphons".
In these years begin the first attempts to prepare the
cave to facilitate the visits installing footbridges.
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ILLUMINATION
The
journalist of Castellon, J. Javieres, informs in an
articulate appeared at the beginning of summer of 1936,
that the footbridges have been replaced by a boat, it
was constructed a small prey that simultaneously maintained
the level of the waters that dredged some steps. In
this time the cave is electrified to illuminate the
galeries.
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GALERÍA DELS SIFONS
"The
Mouth of the furnace" lets be limits of the route.
By means of large drills one enlarges until allowing
the passage of the boats. We are in 1950.
The first exploration made by a group of espeleologos
I am made in 1954 on the part of the Section of Subterraneas
Explorations of the Center Hiker of Valencia. In 1958
this group makes the first topographic plane of the
cave. The 13 of November of 1960 the continuity of the
cave when surpassing is verified Joaquin You salute,
of the Activity and Research center Subacuaticas of
Valencia, the "Gallery of the Siphons"
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ESTANY BLAU
The
blasts with dynamite allow open to this step day 14
of April of 1961. It is discovered the "Blue Pool"
and the rest of the galleries that constitute the present
route. The "Dry Gallery" is discovered, that
will be accessible to the public in 1973. A new topographic
study is made.
In the successive years (1971, 1975) were discovered
new galleries and siphons until reaching the 2348 meters.
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