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Grotta Gigante

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    1. From Opicina to Grotta Gigante (via CAI trail 026)

    9.07km

    02:23

    70m

    70m

    Historic karst trail from Opicina to the world's largest underground cave chamber.

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    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

    Moderate

    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    December 4, 2017

    the St. Peter cathedral fits into this cave!

      May 15, 2021

      Opened to the public in 1908, it is the tourist cave with the largest room in the world. It consists of: 365,000 cubic meters in volume, 98.5 m in height, 167.6 m in length and 76.3 m in width. Temperature 11 ° C.

      Info: one hour guided tour, cost 13 euros. Reservation required. Comfortable shoes and clothing.

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        August 11, 2024

        Beautiful grotto, great tour. Very nice to walk through, there are 500 steps down and 500 steps up, it is 11°C in the grotto. The tour is in English and Italian but there is an app for other languages. You can park directly on site.

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          Elevation 270 m

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          Location: Sgonico / Zgonik, Trieste, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy

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