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The Saalfeld Fairy Grottoes are the "most colourful grotto
es in the world" (Guinness Book of Records). The grottoes are situated near Saalfeld
in Thuringia
, Germany
. They were originally mines, and at one point were named Jeremia's Luck. At the Fairy Grottoes, you can take three different tours.
Grotto
A grotto is any type of natural or artificial cave that is associated with modern, historic or prehistoric use by humans. When it is not an artificial garden feature, a grotto is often a small cave near water and often flooded or liable to flood at high tide...
es in the world" (Guinness Book of Records). The grottoes are situated near Saalfeld
Saalfeld (town)
Saalfeld is a town in Germany, capital of the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district of Thuringia. It is situated by the Saale River, south of German cultural capital Weimar, between Nuremburg and Leipzig. The population of the district is 120,000, that of the tri-city area is 70,000 and Saalfeld town...
in Thuringia
Thuringia
The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. They were originally mines, and at one point were named Jeremia's Luck. At the Fairy Grottoes, you can take three different tours.
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