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Cueva de Nerja
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Citorah says
The Cueva de Nerja opened to visitors in 1960, a year after its discovery, and was declared a Site of Cultural Interest in 2006.
From 3 Days in Málaga: The Old Town, the Museums, the Beach and a Day Trip, Day by Day, under “Day 3: The Caminito del Rey, or Nerja”.
Good to know
- When
- For most of the year it opens from 9:15 to 16:30, with last entry at 15:30, and until 17:30 from June to September, at Christmas, on public-holiday long weekends and in Holy Week. It’s closed on 1 and 6 January, 15 May and 25 December.
- Booking
- Online tickets are for a set time and can’t be changed or refunded.
- Getting there
- The cave is about 3 km outside the town, in Maro: its site says to book the bus to the Nerja (Cuevas) stop, and a tourist train runs between the town and the cave.
- Directions
- Google Maps Apple MapsLocation from © OpenStreetMap contributors
As the guide had it on 21 Oct 2026. Check prices and hours with the place itself before you go.
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Where it is
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Maro
Citorah says Maro, in Nerja’s municipality, looks wild, with vegetation in a natural setting, andalucia.org says. The water is calm, and there are lifeguards, public toilets and shade. Choose it if you came for the scenery.
The guide it’s in
Málaga · Itineraries
3 Days in Málaga: The Old Town, the Museums, the Beach and a Day Trip, Day by Day
A three-day Málaga plan: Gibralfaro, the Alcazaba and a market lunch, then Picasso, the port and espetos by the sea, then the Caminito del Rey or Nerja. With October 2026 hours and prices.
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