It's worth taking a moment to stop off at this visitor centre at the entrance to Sorbas. As well as providing local information, it has three small exhibition rooms illustrating the area's karstic geology, with panels in English and Spanish and a mock-up of a cave.
Centro de Visitantes Los Yesares
Andalucía
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