The Nerja Cave is one of the most important archaeological caves in the World. Here you will find the oldest work of art known to man and also some of the largest rock formations around. There are three galleries: The public gallery, the high gallery, and the new gallery. Only the public gallery is open to tourists and all my footage in this video is from this part of the cave.

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Approximately 5 million years ago, during the Upper Miocene, water penetrated the fissures of the marble rock and dissolved it, forming a huge cavern. Seismic movement and landslides during the Holocene forced the water to find new pathways through the cave system and began the formation of the giant stalactites and stalagmites that can be seen in the cave.

Then, on January 12, 1959, local boys from the nearby village of Maro spent the night watching bats coming into and leaving a local pothole known as "La Mina". They decided to explore further, chipping away at some of the rocks and stalagmites that blocked the entrance. What they discovered was nothing short of spectacular. The first large cavern they came across contained several skeletons and ceramics. They had inadvertently stumbled on one of the most important geological finds of our era.

The six paintings of seals in the cave are the only known artistic images created by Neanderthal man. These paintings are between 42,300 and 43,500 years old, making them by far the oldest works of art in the world, and a good 10,000 years older than the previous record holder, the 32,000-year-old images in the Chauvet Cave in southern France. Neanderthal man, until very recently, was considered as ape-like and incapable of symbolism and creating artistic works. The cave paintings have dispelled this myth.

The caves are impressive in the sheer scale of its chambers, with several being of particular importance. The Sala de la Cascada is also known as the Sala de Ballet, adeptly named as it hosts the annual festival of Music and Dance in July. Just next door is the Sala de los Fantasmas, that leads quickly onto the impressive Sala del Cataclismo where one will find the world's largest column of a stalagmite and a stalactite. At 32 meters in height and 13x7 meters at its base, the Gran columna del Cataclismo has held its place in the Guinness book of world records since 1989.

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Music: Jean Dar - Eternal
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