Algar do Pena (aven)
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Algar do Pena (aven)
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Lisboa e Vale do Tejo
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Santarém
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Serras de Aire e Candeeiros Nature Park
Identification and Access
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Yes
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Access from:
- Leiria - IC2 and N362 to Alcanede. There take N361 and then Rua da Cooperativa to Barreirinhas/Pé da Pedreira. In Pé da Pedreira take Rua Chouso do Poço and follow to Algar.
- Lisboa - A1 to Circular Urbana de Santarém Dom Luís I in Santarém. Exit Circular and folllow to N3, N362 to Alcanede. There follow to Pé da Pedreira and take R. Chouso do Poço to the cave.
Base Characterization
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Discovered in 1985 by Mr. Joaquim Pena, following the dismantling of a limestone bench for the production of sidewalk stone, the Pena Cave - so named in honor of its discoverer - it's a very interesting cavity equity point of view, integrating the largest underground room known in Portugal (125,000 m3 in volume). From the top of about 40 m of unevenness, it opens to the look of who visits it, a magnificent underground landscape whose aesthetic aspect assumes an unusual dimension, through a huge profusion of speleothems.
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National