Toirano Caves
Caves of stalactites and stalagmites that preserve traces of prehistoric people and cave bears.
The story
In 1950 some local boys opened a passage in the Bàsura cave and found a world sealed for millennia: the bones of cave bears and the prints of feet, hands and knees left by a small group of people, children among them, who came in with torches some fourteen thousand years ago. It is one of the few places in the world where you can see how Palaeolithic people moved.
Why go
The prints in the clay bring close a prehistory you usually only see in museums.
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Weather forecast
The forecast for the next 7 days at this spot: sky, temperatures, rain and wind.
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Getting there
- By train. The nearest station is Borghetto Santo Spirito station, 3.9 km away. Alternatively: Ceriale station, 4.1 km away. From the station you need a bus, a taxi or a car.
- By air. The nearest airport is Genoa Airport (GOA), about 61 km away; with more flights, Turin Airport (TRN) is about 127 km away.
- Parking. There are many signposted car parks within a kilometre; the nearest is 250 m away.
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Climate month by month
The most pleasant months for weather are from May to October, with average highs between 18 and 29 °C. The wettest month is November (about 100 mm), the driest July.
| Month | Temperature | High / low | Rain mm |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | from 7 to 13 °C | 13° 7° | 39 |
| Feb | from 7 to 13 °C | 13° 7° | 57 |
| Mar | from 9 to 15 °C | 15° 9° | 60 |
| Apr | from 11 to 16 °C | 16° 11° | 48 |
| May | from 15 to 20 °C | 20° 15° | 64 |
| Jun | from 20 to 24 °C | 24° 20° | 43 |
| Jul | from 22 to 28 °C | 28° 22° | 31 |
| Aug | from 23 to 28 °C | 28° 23° | 36 |
| Sep | from 19 to 25 °C | 25° 19° | 50 |
| Oct | from 15 to 21 °C | 21° 15° | 85 |
| Nov | from 11 to 17 °C | 17° 11° | 100 |
| Dec | from 8 to 14 °C | 14° 8° | 57 |
Averages for 2015–2024, estimated for an altitude of 104 m. Air: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis), corrected for the altitude of the place; rain: average monthly total. These are indicative values: the weather on any given day can be very different, so always check the forecast before you go.