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What you can\u2019t see<\/span> is waiting to be discovered<\/h1>

From the outside, you cannot see what a cave holds. But take a single step inside, and you enter a world where the walls whisper. Story after story. Layer upon layer. We tell that true story, so that the past lives on into the future.<\/p>\n

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What you can\u2019t see<\/span> is waiting to be discovered<\/h1>

From the outside, you cannot see what a cave holds. But take a single step inside, and you enter a world where the walls whisper. Story after story. Layer upon layer. We tell that true story, so that the past lives on into the future.<\/p>\n \n

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Real and honest stories<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Authentic historical heritage<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Passionate guides with personal stories<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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A unique train experience<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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110 hectares of tunnel system<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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The Discovery Tours<\/h2>

Join our passionate guides on an adventure through the Municipal Cave. Explore the ancient passages on foot or by train, discover the hideouts from the Cold War and the Second World War, or step into the Cycling Gallery.<\/p>\n

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Walking Tour<\/h3>

Come along, wander through the ancient corridors and feel the presence of those who once lived here.<\/p>

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Cycling History<\/h3>

Discover the highlights from the world of cycling.<\/p>

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Taking shelter in the Municipal Cave<\/h3>

Explore the hideouts from the Cold War and the Second World War.<\/p>

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Tour by train<\/h3>

Experience the history and let yourself be transported back in time to the heart of the Cauberg.<\/p>

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Walking Tour<\/h3>

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Cycling History<\/h3>

Discover the highlights from the world of cycling.<\/p>

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Taking shelter in the Municipal Cave<\/h3>

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Tour by train<\/h3>

Experience the history and let yourself be transported back in time to the heart of the Cauberg.<\/p>

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Discover the True Stories of the Cave<\/h2> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Fresh water can still be found in the passageways of the Municipal Cave.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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The network of passages in the Municipal Cave was created by centuries of marl quarrying by stone cutters.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Traces of the quarrymen\u2019s work are still visible in the caves, such as saw marks on the walls and chisel marks on the ceiling.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Did you know?<\/h2>

Traces of the past can still be found in the cave\u2019s passageways. Around every corner there\u2019s a fascinating detail or story to be discovered. Did you know that\u2026<\/p>\n

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\u2026the air-raid shelter could have accommodated around 10,000 people, but was never actually used?<\/p>

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\u2026that it cost around 6.5 million guilders to build the Cold War air-raid shelter?<\/p>

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\u2026fossils have been found in the quarries, including the remains of a giant tortoise?<\/p>

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\u2026that inscriptions can still be seen in various rooms of the cave, left by families who took refuge here during the war, often stating their names and how long they stayed?<\/p> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Records and markings were carved into the walls of the cave to keep track of where and how much marl was extracted.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n\n

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