Speleokayak is an activity that combines caving with kayaking. This activity explores the interior of Les Coves de Sant Josep in the Vall d'Uixó by rowing a kayak. It is an original and different alternative to the traditionalCaving boat ride that has been done for many years inside the caves. The...
The Penyagolosa Natural Park, together with the Sierra Espadán Natural Park and the territories between the two ...
In 1947, almost 20 years after the Ministry of Public Works authorised the study of the regulation of the waters of the Mijares River with the aim of using them to irrigate the vegetable gardens of the Plana de Castellón, work began on the construction of the Sichar reservoir, or Sitjar in Valencian. Although initially the capacity of the reservoir of the...
La Vilavella (Castellón), with a population of 3,000, is one of the municipalities that serves as a gateway to the Sierra de Espadán. It is here that the GR-36, also known as Trans-Espadán, begins, a 65 km hiking route that crosses the entire Sierra Espadán Natural Park to Montanejos. This new via ferrata, which has been equipped in...
After the birth of speleology in France at the end of the 19th century, the new sport- science also began to spread in Spain. Although the first documented exploration of a great chasm in Spain was possibly the descent of the 120 metres of the Sima de Cabra (Córdoba) in 1685 by Francisco Muñoz Romero with the aim of rescuing a person...
This year two events have encouraged us to make a small synthesis of the history of an exciting activity that combines science and sport: speleology. On the one hand, the celebration of the centenary of the discovery of the cave paintings of La Valltorta, in the Maestrat region (Castellón). These paintings are 7,000 years old and belong to the...