{"type":"Feature","properties":{"id":3481,"name":"Grotte di Equi","description":"<p>Il complesso carsico delle Grotte di Equi \u00e8 censito come \u2018geosito\u2019 dal Parco Regionale delle Alpi Apuane, riconosciuto come Geoparco nell\u2019ambito della \u2018European Geoparks Network\u2019 UNESCO (EGN-GGN).<br \/>\nSi \u00e8 formato nel corso di centinaia di migliaia di anni grazie all\u2019azione dell\u2019acqua che, penetrando per millenni nelle fratture del calcare, ha formato pozzi, gallerie, sale e laghi sotterranei di grande interesse e suggestione.<\/p>\n<p>Le grotte di Equi si sviluppano per circa 1000 metri e si dividono in tre parti:<\/p>\n<p>La Buca, conosciuta dagli inizi del 1700 e attrezzata per le visite turistiche nei primi anni del 1960, \u00e8 attualmente considerata la parte fossile (\u201cmorta\u201d) in cui l\u2019acqua non scorre pi\u00f9;<br \/>\nLe grotte vere e proprie, scoperte verso la met\u00e0 del 1900, e attrezzate intorno alla met\u00e0 del 1980, Sono la parte viva in cui si susseguono varie sale adorne di ogni forma di concrezione naturale;<br \/>\nLa terza e ultima parte \u00e8 esclusivamente speleologica, da oggi accessibile al pubblico con percorso attrezzato in sicurezza con imbrago, casco e torcia.<\/p>\n<p>Il percorso illuminato e accessiibile ai interessa la \u2018Buca\u2019 e le \u2018Grotte\u2019 e si sviluppa per circa 500 metri (50 minuti di visita guidata).<\/p>\n<p>Maggiori informazioni https:\/\/www.grottediequi.it\/le-grotte\/ [sito ufficiale www.grottediequi.it]<\/p>\n","modified":"2019-08-22T11:26:20","color":"","icon":"","noDetails":false,"noInteraction":false,"imageGallery":[{"src":"http:\/\/selfguided-toscana.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/equigrotte.jpg","id":3482,"caption":"equigrotte"},{"src":"http:\/\/selfguided-toscana.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/equigrotte2.jpg","id":3484,"caption":"equigrotte2"}],"image":"http:\/\/selfguided-toscana.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/equigrotte-300x201.jpg","audio":null,"taxonomy":{"webmapp_category":[167,190]},"accessibility":{"mobility":{"check":false,"description":""},"hearing":{"check":false,"description":""},"vision":{"check":false,"description":""},"cognitive":{"check":false,"description":""},"food":{"check":false,"description":""}},"locale":"it","source":"http:\/\/selfguided-toscana.it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/poi\/3481","wp_edit":"http:\/\/selfguided-toscana.it\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=3481&action=edit","translations":{"en":{"id":3487,"name":"Equi caves","web":"http:\/\/selfguided-toscana.it\/\/equi-caves\/?lang=en","source":"http:\/\/selfguided-toscana.it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/poi\/3487","description":"<div>\n<p><em>The Grotte di Equi karst complex is a registered geosite of the Apuan Alps Regional Park, which is a recognized Geopark in the European and Global Geoparks Networks (EGN-GGN) under the auspices of UNESCO. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Equi cave complex developed over the course of hundreds of thousands of years thanks to the action of water, which over for millennia penetrated into fractures in the calcareous rock, eroding it and leaving behind features of great beauty and naturalistic interest: shafts, galleries, chambers, and underground lakes.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Equi cave system extends for more than 1000 meters and may be subdivided into three parts. <\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The \u201cBuca\u201d has been known since the early 1700s and was outfitted for excursions in the early 1960s. It is considered a fossil (\u201cdead\u201d or inactive) area, since water no longer flows in it. <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The \u201cGrotte,\u201d or caves as such, were discovered in the mid-1900s and fitted out for excursions in the mid-1980s. This area comprises the active portion of the complex and features a series of linked halls and chambers adorned with an infinite variety of natural mineral formations. \u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The third and last part of the complex is not open to the general public and is accessible only to speleologists. <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>The cave tour itinerary passes through the Buca and the Grotte on a path about 500 meters in length. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>An underground river runs through the Equi caves and surfaces near the entrance. In case of heavy rains, the cavity is liable to flood and spectacular and violent water outflows into the Fagli stream may occur.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n"}},"web":"http:\/\/selfguided-toscana.it\/poi\/grotte-di-equi\/","addr:street":"","addr:housenumber":"","addr:postcode":"","addr:city":"","contact:phone":"","contact:email":"","opening_hours":"","capacity":""},"geometry":{"type":"Point","coordinates":[10.152048499999978,44.1674658]}}