Sunday 14th October
A few miles from Barga is Eremo de Colomini , a hermitage built into the front of a cliff face 1000ad. The cells of the monks are apparently caves chiselled out of the rock etc, Very peaceful place if you wanted to get away from it all!
We continued on to Grotto del Vento - wind caves. We took a 2 hour tour which involved many many stairs, but the limestone formations were amazing. Frank thought Naracoorte caves better, but it's many years since I saw those so I can't comment. We continued down into the bowels of the earth just for the hell of it. I think it was to illustrate that further down the lack of an impermeable layer prevents the stalactites and mites from forming, ie there was a stream down there with a sand bed which allowed the water to drain away. Of course while we were down there we get the imformation that when it rains the cavity floods completely. Bit late!
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Eremo de Colomini, facade
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Inside Eremo de Colomini
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Confessional Eremo de Colomini
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Stalagmites in Grotto del Vento
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Down into the bowels of the earth
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Site of allergy experiments where up to 7hours is spent in the cave
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