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The Caves of Nerja are a series of
caverns close to the town of Nerja in Andalusia.
Stretching for almost 5 km the caverns are one of Spain's
major tourist attractions. Concerts are regularly held in
one of the chambers which forms a natural amphitheatre.
The central column is recorded in the Guinness book of
records as the largest discovered in the world and is
quite a sight to see.
The cave centre is very well organised and able to cope
with the huge amount of visitors it receives each year,
including the regular coach trips.
You will find an informative visitors centre, a
restaurant and bar, gift shop and well organised parking.
There is also a play area for children.
It will take you at least 30 minutes to explore the caves
and tickets cost just 7 euros. The steps lead into the
caves where you will find a huge cavern, magically lit.
Opening times:
July and August 09.30 - 8pm
Rest of year 09.30 - 6.30pm
The caves were discovered on 12 January
1959 by a group of cavers, who entered through a narrow
sink hole, known as "La Mina". This forms one of the two
natural entrances to the cave system. A third entrance
was created in 1960 to allow easy access for tourists.
The cave is divided into two main parts known as Nerja I
and Nerja II. Nerja I includes the Show Galleries which
are open to the public, with relatively easy access via a
flight of stairs and concreted pathways to allow tourists
to move about in the cavern without difficulty. Nerja II,
which is not open to the public comprises the Upper
Gallery discovered in 1960 and the New Gallery discovered
in 1969.
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