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Grotta Zinzulusa è una delle attrazioni più visitate in Puglia. Lo spettacolo è unico sia all'esterno della grotta che all'interno, dove il carsismo ha creato un vero e proprio miracolo della natura. GROTTA ZINZULUSA: UNO SPETTACOLO UNICO!
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Rosepotion
London, UK6 contributions
Visit the fascinating Zinzulusa!
Aug 2021 • Family
I’ve visited this cave a couple of times while holidaying in Puglia. I think it’s a wonderful place and well worth seeing if you’re interested in geology, architecture and wildlife. You enter along a walkway by the beautiful blue water and once inside, the cathedral-like shapes of the stalactites and stalagmites are like being on another planet. I found it all pretty exciting and so did my kids. It’s fascinating to hear about the bat history and the shrimps that live in the pool there without eyes. I’m not sure where the people who have dismissed the cave as nothing special are comparing it with, but I would highly recommend!
Written July 9, 2022
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KathrynE
Los Angeles, CA816 contributions
Very cool grotto
Mar 2022 • Couples
Very cool grotto! You purchase tickets at the office in the parking lot and then a guide will walk you down into the cave. The walk down along the water is beautiful. Cave is pretty cool and guide gives you information as you go.
Written June 25, 2022
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Stentorian
Sussex40 contributions
Surprisingly good
Jul 2016 • Family
It's a big cave that is accessible from the sea facing side via a walk way. Prices are around €5 for an adult and the tour of the cave is guided (in Italian, although our guide spoke very good English). The cave is about 100 metres deep and features plenty of stalactites and stalagmites. After the cave tour we took a short boat trip to see the neighboring grotti which are only accessible from the sea. The pilot of the boat was very expert in manoeuvring us inside in order to see the amazing deep azure blue colour of the water. The whole tour of Zinzulusa and the boat trip took around an hour or so. Parking is charged at €1/hr in the nearby car park, it may be a bit cheaper on the road leading down. There is a very clean WC as well which charges 50cents per person.

Word of warning that there are a lot of steps in the grotto and the ceiling is quite low in a few places
Written July 16, 2016
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GSM
Heiloo, The Netherlands569 contributions
Nice but not spectacular
May 2022 • Couples
Nice caves with entrance from a pathway from above to the watersedge. The caves are nice but not that spectacular. Second section was closed but voor 6 euros still ok
Written May 14, 2022
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Paul S
Jersey, UK158 contributions
lovely position ad good seafood choice
Sep 2019
we stopped here for 1 course lunch of pasta a Vongole - pasta with clams
really enjoyable and value for money. Local wine in carafe very good too
Written October 11, 2019
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coconutugly
Marbella, Spain1,492 contributions
You cannot swim into the cave
Jun 2019 • Family
Some reviews are seriously rubbish. Do not think you can swim into it. If you want to see inside, you HAVE TO BUY A 5€ ticket and wait for the OBLIGATORY guide which leads her group inside every 15mins. I hate guides, the rambling on and on, when really you can see the entire cave in 5mins. We had an italian guide who was too slow .... kept insisting we all gather around before her speech. Drove me insane. Then we had people insisting on english being spoken which delayed things further. The final stop is the biggest part of the cave but sadly with awful grafitti. My son and I left the group at this point and went out ourselves. You can swim FREE in the sea near to the caves, but forget getting close. The swimming pool costs about 7euros a person and is sea water , and clean. Pretty views. There is a restaurant and a few kiosks. You have to pay for parking, cash or card.
Written June 24, 2019
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Laura C
York, UK43 contributions
Nice little cave
Aug 2018
This is a nice little cave next to a deep blue sea. If you go in summer it is nice to go inside and profit from the cooler temperature. When you exit, you are going to appreciate the deep blue sea. You need to pay for entrance and if you want to visit the Grotta Azzurra by boat you need to pay separately. It is a bit pricey but very beautiful The visit doesn't last much. Bring your swimming suit and have a nice swim next to the cave.
Written November 18, 2018
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MJVWBD
Wijk bij Duurstede, The Netherlands22 contributions
Not a very spectacular cave
Jul 2018 • Family
A ticket to get into the cave costs EUR 6 for an adult. I rather advice to spend it on something else. The cave is not very spectacular, the guide only speaks italian and you're out in no time.
Written July 8, 2018
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Andy Q
Sydney, Australia602 contributions
Unless you like caves
Jun 2018 • Couples
If you do like caves, this is a big cave and you get to go close to the stalagmites and stalactites. And our guide was charming and had good English. But we had to wait around for the tour to start, and then as a big group, all walked around, looking and feeling very much like tourists. The guide said don't touch the rocks... and of course, various people in the group couldn't stop touching the rocks. So, unless you really like caves, and are looking for something to fill your time, we found this kind of an average thing to do...
Written July 3, 2018
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UKExpatNewYork
London, UK216 contributions
A huge waste of time and money
Sep 2017 • Couples
I am genuinely baffled by the positive reviews for this rip off 'attraction'. There are very few stalactites/stalagmites and they are very uninteresting and dirty-coloured. Our guide didn't speak any English so we had the experience of standing around underground in almost complete darkness with nothing to look at while he told some apparently hilarious anecdotes in rapid and impossible-to-follow Italian, breaking off occasionally to scream 'no flash' at anyone who dared try to take a picture.

For this dubious privilege we had to pay not only for entry but for parking too. Clearly we are missing something because there are literally hundreds of parking places (almost all empty in late September).
Written November 2, 2017
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