St. Michael's Cave

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There is an old legend that a soldier carrying a bugle and his dog decided to explore the cave in order to find the existence of
an underground passage to Africa. The sound of the bugle could be heard fainter and fainter as the soldier entered deeper into the cave, until it was heard no more, some days later the barking of the dog was heard as it returned, but the soldier was
never seen again. Though the existence of an underground passage to Africa is just a legend, there are still parts of the cave
which, to this day, remain unexplored.

Fortunately the hospital build inside St. Michael's Cave never had to be put into service, however, it served to discover one
of the many hidden beauties of nature.

Lower St Michael's Cave
During the last world war a hospital was build inside St. Michael's Cave, and it was whilst blasting a second entrance to the cave that a series of chambers was discovered and named Lower St. Michael's Cave. Whereas St. Michael's Cave is open to the general public on a daily basis, Lower St.Michael's Cave requires advance booking of a guided tour, and even though no caving expertise is required, one must be relatively fit and wearing of casual clothing is recommended. Ideally one should wear rubber shoes, since there is a stretch where one has to walk on the ledge of the lake whilst holding onto a rope attached to the cave's wall. Actually a soldier once fell into the lake and drowned.





(Click on any of the images to enlarge - Haga click sobre cualquier imagen para ampliar) There is an old legend that a soldier carrying a bugle and his dog decided to explore the cave in order to find the existence of an underground passage to Africa. The sound of the bugle could be heard fainter and fainter as the soldier entered deeper into the cave, until it was heard no more, some days later the barking of the dog was heard as it returned, but the soldier was never seen again. Though the existence of an underground passage to Africa is just a legend, there are still parts of the cave which, to this day, remain unexplored. Fortunately the hospital build inside St. Michael's Cave never had to be put into service, however, it served to discover one of the many hidden beauties of nature.