A start after the lockdown that leaves us with great hope for the rest of the summer season. Castellana Caves, which after having recorded excellent numbers in the very first days after the reopening on Friday 26 June, also closed the month of July more than positively.
22.445 tourists visited the karst site, one of Puglia's main tourist attractions, between 1st and 31st July. This was in addition to the very high numbers and great interest shown in the special guided tour. Speleonight, which has seen the July and August calendar expand with requests from unscheduled groups. Among July's visitors were many journalists and influencers, who took the opportunity to share the caves' beauty on social media.
“We are very satisfied with the numbers recorded so far – commented the president of the Castellana Caves srl, Victor Casulli, also on behalf of the Board of Directors composed of the Vice President Francesco Manghisi and the councilor Maria Lacasella These recent numbers, for obvious reasons, are not comparable to those of previous years, but despite the restrictions and the general slowdown in tourist traffic, especially from abroad, we are happy that so many tourists did not want to miss the opportunity to admire our wonderful caves. Such a brilliant result was not expected, and everything bodes well for an even better month of August. On behalf of the entire Board of Directors, I would like to thank All the staff at Grotte di Castellana srl are working to ensure everything runs smoothly, despite the restrictions caused by the Coronavirus, and are committed every day to ensuring that guests feel safe and satisfied with their stay at the Grotte di Castellana..
Excellent public response also for Hell in the Cave, returned to the stage with two consecutive sold out shows on Saturday 25 July and Saturday 1 August, and which, given the high demand, will be repeated for five more dates until the end of August (8, 13, 16, 22 and 29).
