(Last Updated : 02-Jan-2009)
Cave | Almonda | |
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Location | Zibreira, Torres Novas |
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Level | Cave-2 | |
The Cave | Easy access; you can park just behind the Renova paper factory that uses the water from this spring for its production. No entrance fee. The entrance to Almonda is through a tight vertical restriction. This is an artificial entrance to the system that is situated in the basin of the spring that also serves as a water collection point for a paper factory (Renova).
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Logistics | Fills : There are no filling facilities on site. Lisbon or Peniche (both some 100km from the cave) are the closest filling points. | |
Maps | Mainline to -60m (ENTRADA, 2008) | |
Water Temperature |
16ºC (61º F) | |
Projects in |
NEUA, GES and SAGA have a project running to re-survey and explore the cave. Survey work is active with many stations labeled. | |
Permissions | You need an authorisation from IPPAR (it is considered a arqueological site) & RENOVA (the basin is located on the property of the RENOVA factory) to dive the cave. |
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Links | ||
Gallery | Almonda Gallery |