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Competa
Holidays - Places to Visit A few kilometres east of Nerja are the Caves of Nerja, beside the charming village of Maro. Between the shores of the Mediterranean and the wild foothills of the Sierra Almijara mountains, hundreds of thousands of visitors arrive every year to the caves, making this unique and valuable historical cavern one of Spain's most visited sites. The Nerja Caves were discovered in 1959, when a group of boys from Maro, out playing, made their way in through a narrow passageway situated at the bottom of a small cavity known as "The Mine". Little did they imagine what they would discover there. In 1960 a proper entrance was made in order to allow visits, The caves were first known as the Caves of Wonders, although this was later changed to the present name, and declared as an Historic Artistic Monument on the 15th June 1961. Once a year in July, the silence of the caverns is broken by the Festival of the Caves of Nerja, with famous national and international artistes participating. The Nerja Caves are situated approximately 3 kilometres west of the town of Nerja. They are located on the meridian slope of the Sierra Almijara mountain, with its entrance at some 158 metres above sea level, and less than a 1 kilometre from the coastline. The caves can be reached by turning off the national N340 main road, immediately opposite Maro, on the stretch between Nerja and Almunecar. The caves are spacious inside and not in the least claustrophobic. Open daily from 10.00am- 2.00pm and 4.00pm-6.30pm (4.00pm-8.00pm in July and August).
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