Auditorium
Concerts and shows.
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St. Michael's Cave is a network of limestone caves inside the Rock of Gibraltar, more than 300 m above sea level, about 2 km in a straight line south of the town centre. It is the most visited of the Rock's more than 150 caves, drawing about a million visitors a year. The cave formed over thousands of years as rainwater seeped through the limestone and slowly dissolved it, widening tiny cracks into long passages and large chambers. Stalactites hang from its ceiling and stalagmites rise from the floor, and finds show that people knew it in prehistoric times. Its largest chamber has been turned into an auditorium for concerts and shows, lit with coloured lights that bring out the shapes of the formations. Visitors follow prepared walkways between the rock columns, and a light-and-sound show is staged inside. Entry is with the nature reserve ticket. Inside it is damp and fairly cool, and the floor can be slippery, so wear suitable shoes; it combines well with a visit to the summit and the macaques.
Concerts and shows.
Limestone formations.
Coloured lights.
Nature Reserve, Gibraltar
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Damp and fairly cool.