Cueva de Nerja

The Caves of Nerja are a series of caverns close to the town of in the , . Stretching for almost 5 kilometres, the caverns are one of Spain's major tourist attractions.
  • Cave
  • …lies at an elevation of 146 metres (479 feet)
  • …is operated by Fundación Cueva de Nerja
  • Description: cave in southern Spain
  • Email: admon@cuevadenerja.es
  • Also known as
    “Caves of Nerja”
    “Cuevas de Nerja”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Águila Aqueduct and Torre de Maro.
The (Spanish: Acueducto del Águila… is situated 600 metres southwest of Cueva de Nerja.
The , also known as the Torre… is situated 1½ km southeast of Cueva de Nerja.
is a square, which is situated 3 km southwest of Cueva de Nerja.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maro and Frigiliana.
Nerja is a seaside resort on the , in the region of Andalucia of .
is a mountain town in Andalucia, .
is a city of 16,000 people in Malaga, .

Cueva de Nerja

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Latitude
36.76175° or 36° 45′ 42″ north
Longitude
-3.84484° or 3° 50′ 41″ west
Open location code
8C8RQ564+P3
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Open­Street­Map feature
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Cueva de Nerja” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Nerjako leizea”
  • Catalan: “Cueva de Nerja”
  • Cebuano: “Cueva de Nerja”
  • Czech: “Cueva de Nerja”
  • Dutch: “Cueva de Nerja”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كهوف نيرجا”
  • Estonian: “Nerja koobas”
  • Finnish: “Nerjan luolat”
  • French: “Cueva de Nerja”
  • French: “Grotte de Nerja”
  • Galician: “Cueva de Nerja”
  • German: “Cueva de Nerja”
  • German: “Cuevas de Nerja”
  • German: “Höhle von Maro”
  • German: “Höhle von Nerja”
  • German: “Höhlen von Nerja”
  • German: “Kathedrale der Vorgeschichte”
  • Hungarian: “Cueva de Nerja”
  • Hungarian: “Nerjai-barlang”
  • Italian: “grotta di Nerja”
  • Italian: “Grotta di Nerja”
  • Japanese: “ネルハ洞窟”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Cueva de Nerja”
  • Norwegian: “Cueva de Nerja”
  • Polish: “Cueva de Nerja”
  • Portuguese: “Caverna de Nerja”
  • Romanian: “Peștera Nerja”
  • Russian: “Нерха”
  • Russian: “Пещера Нерхи”
  • Spanish: “Cueva de Nerja”
  • Swedish: “Cueva de Nerja”

Localities in the Area

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Nearby Places

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