| Location: |
At Nerja.
Ctra. N-340. 4km from Nerja, 45km from Málaga.
Autovía del Mediterráneo A-7 (Mediterranean Highway), exit 295 Cueva de Nerja.
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| Open: |
Winter daily 10-14, 16-18:30.
Summer daily 10-19:30.
Closed 01-JAN, 15-MAY.
Spelunking tours:
OCT to MAY Sat after appointment only.
[2011]
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| Fee: |
Adult EUR 8.50, Children (6-12) EUR 4.50, Children (0-5) free.
Groups (15+): Adult EUR 6, Children (6-12) EUR 4.
Spelunking tours: per Person EUR 90,15, minumum 10 persons, minimum age 14.
[2011]
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| Classification: |
 Karst cave.
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| Light: |
electric.
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| Dimension: |
L=4,283m, VR=70m, T=20°C, H=82%.
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| Guided tours: |
D=30min, L=1450m, self guided tour.
Guided tours after appointment for groups.
Spelunking tours: D=7h.
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| Photography: |
Photography without flash allowed, no tripods.
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| Accessibility: |
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| Bibliography: |
Juan José Valsero, Francisco Carrasco (1994):
Cueva de Nerja,
guidebook
Horacio Eichelbaum et al (1994):
Cueva de Nerja,
Manuel Pellicer Catalan (1995):
Tras la Identidad de la Arqueologia,
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| Address: |
Cuevas de Nerja, Carretera Cuevas, S/N, 29787 Nerja, Málaga, Tel: +34-95-2529520, Fax: +34-95-2529646,
E-mail: 
Booking of spelunking tours:
Fundación Cueva de Nerja, Ctra. De Maro s/n., 29787 Nerja, Málaga, Fax: +34-952-529646.
E-mail: 
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| Last update: | $Date: 2011/12/19 01:33:29 $ |
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| 12-JAN-1959 | discovered. |
| 1960 | opened to the public. |
| 1969/70 | new part discovered: Galerías Altas y Nuevas, the upper and new galleries. |
| 12-JAN-2009 | 50 years of the discovery celebrated. |
The cave of Nerja is a famous archaeological site with 40,000 year old remains.
But the paleolithic paintings cannot be visited.
For a good description see the text by Tony Oldham
below.
A recent addition to the regular tourist tours are spelunking tours.
They take seven hours in total and cost EUR 90 per person.
Between October and May groups of 10 visitors get the chance to see the upper
galleries of the cave called Galerías Altas y Nuevas (High and New
Galleries).
The chambers Columnas de Hércules (Hercules'Pillars), Inmensidad
(Inmensity), La Galería de los Niveles (Levels Gallery) and La Sala de la
Lanza (Lance Room) are visited.
The day starts with a breakfast at Cueva de Nerja restaurant.
Then the the visitors are introduced by cave guides, change into the provided
caving gear and enter the cave.
The underground tour takes five hours, the visitors get an isotonic drink and
energy bars.
After the tour there is a possibility to shower and clean the caving gear.
The visitors receive a T-shirt to commemorate the visit.
