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The Marble Cave is the main attraction of Chatyr-Dag Mountain. The cave is located on the lower plateau of the massif. It is part of a complex of 3 equipped caves on Chatyr-Dag. The Marble Cave in Crimea is considered one of the most beautiful in the world.
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Marble Cave - underground fairy tale
The Marble Cave at Chatyr-Dag was discovered in 1987. After 2 years, it was opened to tourists. The story of the discovery of the cave is unlike the traditional tales of speleological expeditions. A shepherd who was looking for a lost sheep on the slopes discovered the cave, which was then called "Afghan woman". Although its official opening is considered to be an expedition of Simferopol cavers.
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The name "Marble" cave got when it was established that about 90% of its surface is marbled limestone. The entrance to it is located at an altitude of 920 meters. The cave arose millions of years ago due to the erosion of rocks.
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Marble Cave (Crimea): excursion halls
The Marble Cave consists of several halls located at different levels. The upper level includes the following rooms:
- Gallery of fairy tales - the beginning of all routes. Here are located the Master of the Cave, Santa Claus, Elephant, Mammoth and even the Frog Princess, frozen in stone.
- The tiger course is a side branch of the cave, 400 meters long. It was opened in 1990 and named after the remains of an animal mistaken for a saber-toothed tiger. Then it turned out that it was just a cave lion, but the name was left the same. The decoration of the Tiger Run is more beautiful than the rest.
- Reconstruction hall, 150 meters long, the hallmark of which is the Minaret. Also here you can find stalagmites Zombie and Dragon.
- The palace hall, where the figures of the king and queen are located. This is the last excursion hall in this part of the cave.
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Returning back to the Gallery of Fairy Tales, you can get to the lower level, where the following halls are located, which have become excursion rooms since 2006:
- Pink;
- Luster;
- Hall of Hopes;
- Hall of Vernadsky;
- Theatrical.
Marble Cave - The following halls on the ground floor are not yet accessible to tourists: a chocolate hall, a balcony hall, and a helix hall. The total length of the cave is 2 km, and the depth of the passages is 80 meters. Most of the cave is part of the tourist routes, which is not in the Red Caves , where only a small part of the underworld is accessible for inspection.
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Marble Cave in Crimea: how to get there You can get here on foot: from Perevalnoye along the Ishachya path or through the village of Mramornoye. You can get here by sightseeing bus or car. To do this, turn from the Simferopol - Alushta highway to Zarechny following the sign to the village of Mramornoye (regular buses go here). And from there 8 km along the village road to the lower plateau. There is a parking lot and asphalt near the cave, but the country road is clearly not for sedans. Nearby is the Emine-Bair-Khosar and Emine-Bair-Koba complex.