Canelobre caves in Busot and Turrón factory in Jijona

Itinerary: Departure from Torrevieja area at 9:30 a.m. We visit the Caves of Canelobre (guided tour) and explore the surroundings for about 1,5 hours. Then off to the village of Busot to visit places such as ayuntamiento (townhall), cathedral, museum of ethnic music and castle ruins. Then, lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch a trip to the nearby village of Jijona to visit the Turrón factory and its museum (guided tour that lasts approx. 1h). There is a little shop inside the factory where you can buy some goodies. There is also an opportunuty to go to the top of the village to see the scenery and the castle if wanted.

Caves of Canelobre

The Caves of Canelobre are one of the main tourist attractions in Alicante. They are located at an altitude of 700 meters on the northern slope of the Cabeçó D’Or mountains. Inside the caves you can explore more than 80,000 m2 of space, accessible through a 45-meter tunnel, where water and rocks have created formations such as stalactites, stalagmites, columns, etc. There is a calm atmosphere created by soft music and lighting.

This cave dates back to the Late Jurassic period, which is 145 million years old. Little is known about this cave but the discovery of the caves has been attributed to the Arabs in the 1000s. In the mid-1900s the caves were opened to the public. During the Civil War, they were used as repair shops for Republican Army aircraft, and at that time the access tunnel was drilled.