Hall of the Cataclysm
The giant column.
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The Caves of Nerja are a series of caverns near the town of Nerja on the coast of Málaga province in southern Spain, about 52 km east of Málaga in a straight line. They stretch for almost five kilometres and are one of Spain's most visited attractions. They were rediscovered in modern times on 12 January 1959 by five friends who entered through a narrow sinkhole. The cave formed about five million years ago when water dissolved the marble rock. People lived here from about 25,000 BC until the Bronze Age, and paintings on its walls are thought to be 18,000 to 20,000 years old. Huge chambers open up under warm golden lighting, with stalactites hanging from the ceilings and stalagmites and calcite columns rising from the floor in shapes like curtains and organ pipes. In the Hall of the Cataclysm, over 100 metres long, stands a vast calcite column 32 metres high with a base of 13 by 7 metres, described as the largest in the world. Visitors walk the open part of the cave on stairs and paved paths, and concerts and dance festivals are held among the rocks in the Hall of the Waterfall. The air inside is humid and steady in temperature, and the cave makes a good day trip from Málaga together with Nerja town.
The giant column.
Concerts.
Like organ pipes.
Near Nerja, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
Yes, from Málaga with Nerja town.
No, stairs and paved paths.