| Ninu's Cave | |
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| Location | Xagħra,Gozo,Malta |
| Coordinates | 36°03′04.5″N14°15′53.2″E / 36.051250°N 14.264778°E /36.051250; 14.264778 |
| Discovery | 1888 |
| Access | Open to the public |
| Lighting | Electric |
Ninu's Cave is acave inXagħra,Gozo,Malta. Ninu's Cave was discovered by local resident Joseph Rapa in 1888 while digging a well under a private house. Ninu's Cave is not far from another underground feature,Xerri's Grotto, also discovered when a well was being dug under a private house.
The cave is formed inupper coralline limestone. It has many naturalstalactites andstalagmites, and also a fewhelictites. Many of these formations are dry, with the same colour as the surrounding rock, but a few are semi-transparent.[1]
It also hadsoda straws, but these have been broken off.[2]
The cave is entered by a 4m descent down a spiral staircase, which ends in a large chamber of approximately 20m by 8m. Ninu's Cave is illuminated by electric lights, and is open to the public all year round.
