Toirano Caves: Fast Track Ticket

Additional Information & Description

Toirano Caves take you into a rugged underground landscape in Liguria, Italy. This karst cave system lies in the municipality of Toirano, in the province of Savona. A visit brings you inside the caves themselves, where ancient remains and a present-day use give the subterranean setting two very different stories.

Ancient traces beneath the surface

The caves hold the largest cave bear graveyard in Europe, alongside ancient human remains. These traces are a concrete link to the caves’ distant past, rather than simply a backdrop to the underground walk. The bears themselves are long gone: the last cave bears in Europe died out around 24,000 years ago. What survives here makes the site more than a geological visit, bringing evidence of both humans and extinct animals into the same cave system.

A working cellar underground

The caves also serve a practical modern purpose. More than 12,000 bottles of Durin Spumante wine are stored underground for fermentation. A constant temperature of 16°C, humidity of 90% and darkness provide the conditions for this cellar. That precise combination explains why wine is kept here: the underground environment is not just a setting for visitors, but part of the wine’s production process.

Fast-track entry with a live guide

Your ticket includes fast-track admission to Toirano Caves and a live guide for the visit. The duration is approximately one hour and ten minutes, with guiding available in English, French, German and Italian. You explore the caves with a guide rather than making an independent walk through the system. Food and drinks are not included.

Arrival and digital tickets

Start at Biglietteria Grotte del Toirano, the caves’ ticket office. The venue address is Piazzale Dario, Via P. G. Maineri. Tickets are delivered instantly, and smartphone tickets are accepted.