The Labour Court Number 8 in Málaga has ruled that the dismissal on June 15th 2013 of the curator of the Nerja Caves, archaeologist Antonio Garrido Luque, was ‘unfair’.
Planned improvements at the Nerja Caves
The Nerja Caves is planning to enlarge the entrance to the facility, rearrange visitor traffic and rationalise group visits.
Botanical garden finished, but not open to the public
The new botanical garden at the Nerja Caves, christened ‘Detunda’ after the Roman name for Maro, has apparently been completed but will not be open to the public until at least the end of the year.
Certificate of Excellence 2014 for the Nerja Caves
The Nerja Caves has received the Certificate of Excellence 2014 from the travel website TripAdvisor, the largest in the world.
New book about the Nerja Caves
The Nerja Caves Foundation has produced a new book entitled ‘La Cueva para todos’ (The Caves for all), a forty-eight page edition in two languages, English and Spanish, and featuring illustrations by Luis Santiago.
Tickets are now on sale for the 55th International Festival of Music and Dance
Tickets for the 55th International Festival of Music and Dance organised by the Nerja Caves Foundation are now on sale online via the Cuevas de Nerja website (www.cuevadenerja.es) and in person at the Nerja Museum in Plaza de España. The tickets are priced between €30 and €40 and there are 500 seats available per performance in the Nerja Caves themselves.
Work on Botanical Garden in final phase
It is reported that work on the Detunda-Nerja Caves Botanical Garden is in its final phase and could be finished by the end of May or early June and open to the public within a few months.
Visitor numbers to the Nerja Caves up by over 30% during Easter
The Nerja Caves received a total of 8,684 visitors over the Easter period, an increase of 34% over 2013.
Educational courses at the Nerja Caves
The Nerja Caves Foundation has launched an educational programme aimed at pupils from the second to sixth grade and involving students from a number of municipalities.
55th International Festival of Music and Dance
The FITUR Tourist Fair has been used to announce the 55th International Festival of Music and Dance taking place at the Nerja Caves from July 19th to 26th 2014, although half of the events will take place outside the caverns due to conservation concerns.