The Nerja caves have reopened

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The Cueva de Nerja has reopened to the public. The caves will be operating under its regular opening times from 09:30 to 16:30 and from June 23 until September 8, from 09:30 to 19:00. While only able to operate at a third of standard capacity the Nerja Cave Foundation will limit the number of visitors to 120 per hour rather …

New discovery in Nerja caves

The Cueva de Nerja Foundation has reported one of the most notable archaeological discoveries that have occurred in the Nerja caves in recent years.   Members of the Research Institute of the Cueva de Nerja led by Dr. Cristina Liñán discovered funeral remains  believed to date back to the end of the Neolithic and the beginning of the Copper Age. …

Training sessions for Nerja Caves employees

Employees at the Nerja Caves have been participating in various courses and training programmes as part of a project to constantly improve staff training.

Silver Stalactite award for Francisco Carrasco Cantos

Geologist, professor and senior member of the Scientific Advisory Council of the Nerja Caves, Francisco Carrasco Cantos, has been awarded the Silver Stalactite during the IV Spanish Conference on Tourist Caves held in Aguilar de Campoo, Palencia.

San Isidro celebrations to remain at Nerja Caves site

The manager of the Nerja Caves Foundation, Ángel Ruiz, has stated that Romeria de San Isidro will continue to be held in the grounds of the Nerja Caves. The previous management of the Foundation had stated on a number of occasions that a new site had be found.

And not before time

The provincial deputy Minister and president of the Nerja Caves Foundation, Jorge Hernández Mollar, the Mayor of Nerja and vice-president of the Nerja Caves Foundation, José Alberto Armijo, and the president of the Provincial Government, Elías Bendodo, have apparently agreed that the Nerja Caves should not be used as a political tool but should be managed on the basis of …

Nerja Caves Foundation to promote the Caves and the Museum

A new president of the Nerja Caves Foundation, Jorge Hernández Mollar (PP), and a new Caves Manager, Ángel Ruiz, appears to be heralding the end of the ‘Caves Wars’ and the beginning of closer cooperation between the Council and the Foundation, with plans already being made to promote both the Caves and the Nerja Museum.

Día de la Provincia at the Nerja Caves

Málaga Provincial Council has chosen the Nerja Caves as the setting for the celebration of Día de la Provincia on April 26th, the first time this has happened for more than twelve years.