Marina Alta

This is HRD's Postcard from Spain, with Vernon Pearce.

The Cueva de la Calaveras is one of the most interesting prehistoric caves in the Marina Alta, and it's situated just outside Benidalej, on the road towards Pedreguer.

So why is it called Cueva de la Calaveras? Well, the name literally means Cave of the Skulls.

In 1768, explorers reportedly found the remains of 12 people inside.

This is HRD's Postcard from Spain with Vernon Pierce.

The Isbert Dam, also known as Isbert's Folly, the reasons for which will become apparent during this podcast, is an unusual piece of hydraulic engineering in the Val de l'Igoire in Alicante's Marina Alta.

It sits on the river Girona, where the river squeezes through the spectacular Estret d'Isbert at the lower end of the Barrac de l'Inferno.

The gorge here is extraordinarily narrow, with limestone walls rising more than 100 metres.