Saturday June 15th, second performance of the month for Hell in the Cave – verses dancing in the dark air, the largest underground air show in the world, a multimedia representation of Dante Alighieri's Inferno, the only permanent show in Puglia.
In fact, it continues within the framework of the regional project Crossing Arts, at the Grotte di Castellana srl (Ba), the June and July programming of the show inspired by Dante's circles of the Divine Comedy.
Hell in the Cave is hell seen from the center of the earth, 70 meters underground, among karst concretions shaped by nature over 90 million years. An evocative setting serves as both the backdrop and the protagonist of the show, featuring damned souls and demons, but also celestial, pure-blooded figures led by the enchanting Beatrice. The cast of dancers and actors makes the Hell in the Cave experience unique, with its record-breaking numbers consistently breaking.
Here are the performances scheduled for the next two months. Two more performances are scheduled for June: Saturday the 15th and Saturday the 29th. Three performances in July: Saturday the 6th, Sunday the 14th, and Friday the 26th.
The reruns are always scheduled to start at 21 pm.
Tickets are on sale online at ticketone.it. For information and reservations, call +39 339 1176722. Tickets cost €20. A combination of the Castellana Caves ticket (full tour including the White Grotto) and the Hell in the Cave ticket is also available: the total cost will be €28 instead of €36.
Sunday 16 June, instead, with an appointment at the ticket office at the Castellana caves at 18,30 pm and the start of the experience at 19 pm, also returns Speleonight, the exclusive visit to the Apulian karst complex to be done in the dark.
Visitors are guided by experts from the Puglia Grotte Group and are equipped like first-time explorers to experience the Castellana Caves, their colors, and their sensations to the fullest. Speleonight includes a visit to the entire itinerary up to the White Cave: the ascent is in darkness, even solo for some stretches, and the return journey is with the tourist trail lit.
The Speleonight experience is available for €25 per person. Individual participants can book; the possibility of adding the booking to existing groups will be verified. For information and reservations, please write to museoanelli@gmail.com or contact the Grotte di Castellana office at 0804998221 (from 9 am to 18 pm).
Friday 14 June Finally, it will be a special and exceptional day for the Castellana Caves. To allow for promotional activities for the karst site and to always guarantee the best possible service to users, the opening of the karst site will be exceptionally and exclusively limited to the afternoon, with the first guided tours possible starting at 13 pm.
These are the opening hours valid exclusively for Friday, June 14, 2019:
Full tour in Italian: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Partial visit in Italian: 13.00 pm – 14.30 pm – 15.30 pm – 18.00 pm
Partial visit in English and German: 13.00 pm – 14.30 pm – 18.00 pm
For any other needs, write to segreteria@grottedicastellana.it or call 0804998221.
Grotte di Castellana srl and its staff remain available by phone and email to resolve any issues arising from the morning closure of the karst site.
More information on the site www.grottedicastellana.it and on the official social media channels of Grotte di Castellana @castellanacavesOfficial hashtag #grottedicastellana.
