{"id":15207,"date":"2025-05-20T10:46:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T08:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selfguided-toscana.it\/poi\/grotta-del-vento-the-wind-cave-en\/"},"modified":"2025-05-20T10:46:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T08:46:49","slug":"grotta-del-vento-the-wind-cave-en","status":"publish","type":"poi","link":"https:\/\/selfguided-toscana.it\/en\/poi\/grotta-del-vento-the-wind-cave-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Grotta del Vento (The Wind cave)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small with_img with_overlay wm_header_section\">\n\t\t<div class=\"l-section-img loaded wm-header-image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ecmedia.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/EcMedia\/76392.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"l-section-h i-cf wm_header_wrapper\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t<div class=\"wm_body_section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"align_left wm_header_title\">\n\t\t\t\tGrotta del Vento (The Wind cave)\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wm_activities wm_container>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wm_activity\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wm_activity_icon\"><svg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 1024 1024' width='32' height='32'><circle fill=\"darkorange\"  cx='512' cy='512' r='512'\/><g fill=\"white\" transform='scale(0.8 0.8) translate(100, 100)'><path d='M225.28 554.592l96.064 55.424 16.192-28-96.8-55.712c25.28-38.752 57.312-70.912 94.752-95.488l1.216-0.768 55.84 96.864 28.064-16.096-55.488-96.128c37.952-20.032 82.592-32.768 129.952-35.2l0.768-0.032v111.136h32.288v-111.136c48.128 2.432 92.768 15.2 132.48 36.064l-1.76-0.832-55.424 96.128 28 16.096 55.84-96.864c38.688 25.344 70.752 57.472 95.232 95.008l0.768 1.248-96.736 55.904 16.096 28 96.128-55.648c22.912 42.56 36.512 93.088 36.864 146.72v0.096h154.272v-53.92h-105.824c-25.76-184.48-182.496-324.96-372.064-324.96s-346.304 140.448-371.84 322.976l-0.224 1.984h-105.824v53.92h154.208c0.384-53.792 14.016-104.288 37.76-148.544l-0.832 1.696z'\/><path d='M565.856 608.256c-15.456-9.088-34.048-14.464-53.888-14.464-39.648 0-74.304 21.44-92.992 53.344l-0.288 0.512c-8.032 14.432-12.768 31.68-12.768 50.016 0 1.344 0.032 2.72 0.064 4.064v-0.192h211.616c0-0.64 0.032-1.408 0.032-2.176 0-38.528-20.544-72.256-51.296-90.816l-0.48-0.256z'\/><\/g><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wm_activity_name\">Cave<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wm_container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wm_left_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<iframe class=\"wm_iframe_map\" src=\"https:\/\/geohub.webmapp.it\/poi\/simple\/43130?locale=en\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wm_body_description_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>La <strong>Grotta del Vento<\/strong>, or the <strong>Windy Cave<\/strong>, is in Fornovolasco, near Vergemoli, right in the middle of the <strong>Apuane Alps Nature Reserve<\/strong>. It is known as one of the most interesting and unique caves in Europe thanks to an extraordinary variety of phenomena found inside. Experts in the subject take visitors on guided tours of the cave.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Convenient footpaths run<\/strong> through the cave and allow visitors to safely admire the light reflecting off the cave\u2019s natural wonders. <strong>Stalagmites, stalactites, alabaster walls, small lakes<\/strong> encrusted with crystal, underwater streams and bizarre shapes carved out of the rock by years of erosion all combine to make this a truly stunning place to visit.<\/p>\n<p>Visitors can chose from <strong>three different tours<\/strong>: the first takes one hour and is all along a flat limestone surface; the second takes two hours and goes along the same route as the first, as well as following an underground stream; the third tour takes three hours and covers the whole cave, including some vertical slopes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-md-9 col-xs-12 section-left text-block\">\n<div class=\"text\" data-reveal-effect=\"fade_in\">\n<div class=\"animated-links\">\n<p><strong>The name of the cave comes from the strong wind that blows through it through the two different entrances<\/strong>. The tourist entrance is at 627m while another impassable entrance is 800m higher up at an altitude of over 1400m. The temperature inside the cave stays at a constant 10,7 degrees centigrade. As a consequence of this constant temperature, in the summer the cool air inside the cave causes warmer air outside to blow into the upper entrance and out of the cave through the lower entrance. During opening hours this strong draft is almost completely blocked by covering the entrance.<\/p>\n<p>The first documented evidence of the cave dates back to the <strong>seventeenth century <\/strong>when it was noted that a sharp draft of air came out of a tight fissure in the rock. Currently, only 4kms of the cave\u2019s depths are known and at least 30 tunnels remain to be explored.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Info: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grottadelvento.com\/ENG\/home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">grottadelvento.com\/ENG<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-xs-12 directionBox-tappa\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wm_right_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wm_body_gallery\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ecmedia.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/EcMedia\/76392.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"track-gallery\" data-title=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecmedia.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/EcMedia\/Resize\/400x200\/76392_400x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ecmedia.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/EcMedia\/76191.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"track-gallery\" data-title=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecmedia.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/EcMedia\/Resize\/400x200\/76191_400x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-button-prev\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-button-next\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wm_info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<script>\n\t\tdocument.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {\n\t\t\tvar swiper = new Swiper('.swiper-container', {\n\t\t\t\tslidesPerView: 1,\n\t\t\t\tspaceBetween: 10,\n\t\t\t\tfreeMode: true,\n\t\t\t\tloop: true,\n\t\t\t\tpagination: {\n\t\t\t\t\tel: '.swiper-pagination',\n\t\t\t\t\tclickable: true,\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\tnavigation: {\n\t\t\t\t\tnextEl: '.swiper-button-next',\n\t\t\t\t\tprevEl: '.swiper-button-prev',\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t});\n\t\t});\n\t<\/script>\n\n\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-15207","poi","type-poi","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"geohub_poi_id":"43130"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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