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Saalfeld Fairy Grottoes

"The most colorful grottoes of the world.

Saalfeld, Germany

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Known as Feengrotten in German, the Saalfeld Fairy Grottoes are colorful caves full of stalactites and stalagmites. Once a slate mining pit known as Jeremias luck, the beautiful grottoes were declared the "most colorful grottoes of the world" by the Guinness Book of Records.

 

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  • http://www.thuringia-tourism.com/travel-hotel-holiday-tour/erlebnisbergwerk-saalfelder-feengrotten-104563.html
  • http://www.live-like-a-german.com/germany_related_articles/show/Saalfeld-Fairy-Grottoes
Saalfeld Fairy Grottoes
Feengrottenweg 2
Saalfeld, 07318
Germany
50.635554, 11.342225
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