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Fuentes de León Caves

At the south of Badajoz province, the caves of Fuente de León are placed just in the border between Extremadura and Huelva province. On July 2001 it was declared Natural Monument of Extremadura. Inside we may contemplate imaginative speleothems: stalactites, stalagmites, bunches of aragonite and other rocky formations.

 

Fuentes de Leon Caves - Extremadura

The caves are in Fuentes de León, right in the south of Badajoz. It occupies 1.020 hectares and is full of holm oaks and olive trees. It is 200-741 metres above sea level.

 

The area is marked out by the places known as "La Suerte del Montero", "El Bujo", "Cerro del Cuerno" and "Sierra del Puerto", and several streams like Montemayor stream and its tributaries cross the zone.

The karst caves were formed throughout the time as a consequence of the changes that took place because of water's action over limestone carbonates.

Inside the speleothems form stalactites, stalagmites,bunches of aragonite, and other rocky formations.

The Natural Monument is composed of a caves set named as La lamparilla, Sima Cochinos, Cueva del Agua, Los Postes, Los Caballos and Cueva Masero

Fuentes de Leon Caves - Extremadura
Los Caballos Cave entrance

The limestone substratum is the main element in the zone, it provides special features to the morphology, grounds, flora and soils.

The Mediterranean forest is present in Fuentes de León. Holm oaks and cork oaks are perfectly preserved in this area, and these species live with bushes such as kermes oak, hawthorns, mastics, etc.

Typical species related to the Mediterranean forest live in the surrounding area. However, a species stands out among all of them due to its adaptation to cave conditions, this is the bat.

This mammal needs quiet areas to rest and shelter throughout the day and in winter time.

Scientifics have counted amost two thousand bats, where numerous subspecies of the bat such as horseshoe bat or buzzard bat live in the caves of Fuentes de León.


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It's better to contact previusly with the Fuentes de Leon city council or the Nature Center in this city to get info about visit hours and availability:
Nature Center of Fuentes de Leon: (+34) 924 724 174

 

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