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The visit to the grottoes is our site's main attraction.
The grottoes resulted from an ongoing geological process over thousands of years.
It all began with a series of underground shocks that ripped gapes into the bedrock. Rainwater penetrated the gaping rifts, dissolving them and forming within tunnels and sea caves (grottoes) that relentlessly proceeded to expand because of the intensity of the waves slamming the rock during a storm.
The grottoes are a natural wonder, fascinating in its mystery and breathtakingly beautiful at all hours of the day and throughout the year.
The length of the walking track at the site of the natural grottoes is around 200 meters.
The grottoes are lit up and therefore allow for nighttime visits.
The Grottoes in Winter
More than at any other time, during the Galilee's winter season you can experience nature's strength in all its force!!! Visitors to Rosh Hanikra during the stormy season, view the waves crashing into the grottoes, become overwhelmed at the explosive sounds of the stormy encounter between sea and mountain, sense the shocks coming over the rocks from the waves' beatings and enjoy the pleasant warmth at the grottoes, resulting from the energy released when the waves crash into the grottoes.
During strong storms, when the wind speed is intense, the waves' spray rises to a height of 35 meters or more and ascends even above the edge of the cliff.
We recommend that you wear winter attire (raincoat, rubber boots or non-slippery shoes), descend to experience a great trip to the grottoes, hear the waves crashing and the wind screaming, feel and taste the sea spray.
On cloudy days, when the sea is stormy, the wind blows and it rains – experiencing a trip to Rosh Hanikra is even greater!!
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