| Page Views: 13,256 Last Visit to Nerja: March, 2001 | Nerja , The place to be with its Cuevas de Nerja by Waalewiener - last update: Nov 25, 2002 |
A nice vieuw at the beautiful town Nerja with about 20.000 population,build on a ledge in the mountains. It is surrounded by beautiful mountains & beaches.
Farming , Fishing , and Tourism
are the main sources of income. |
|  | Cuevas De Nerja Nerja Caves were discovered in 1959 by 5 youngsters looking for Bats .It has ''Karstic''caverns, and stalagmites and stalactites.
It was first known as the Cueva the las Maravillas and later named Nerja Caves.It has 4.283 meters of Caverns (, but only one third are open to visitors)that ,bring you into contact with that part of man's history that dates back some 25.000 years, roughly to Aurignacion days. |
Palaeolithic cave paintings (symbols & animals After going down the staircase
you are able to admire besides the formation known as the "Organ'' areas on which cave paintings can be seen , paintings of symbols and animals, along with breaks produced in prehistoric times. | | |
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| Pros: | "The caves are something you really don't expect to see there , so it is a great surprise." | | Cons: | "It is damp, cold , dark inside after all you are in caves." | | In A Nutshell: | "Go see it if you are healthy and don't mind climbing stairs." |
Waalewiener's Nerja Travel Tips
| Overview | Things to Do | | | Restaurants
Tips: 1 | Hotels & Accommodations | | | | Nightlife | Off The Beaten Path | | | | Tourist Traps | Warnings Or Dangers | | | | Transportation | Local Customs | | | | Packing Lists | Shopping | | | | Sports Travel | General Tips
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mustertal Thu Mar 6, 2008 19:15 UTC
Hansi, I've never seen you looking so good lol. | Dabs Tue Feb 19, 2008 02:49 UTC
Did Lori beat all of you at virtual bowling too? :-) | MATIM Sun Apr 9, 2006 14:40 UTC
lijkt me een leuk plaatsje | keida84 Tue Aug 16, 2005 06:00 UTC
I enjoyed reading about Nerja. A VT memeber Pauldelabar is looking to purchase a bar there. Off to Marbella now....Kat |
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