Fingals Cave, Great Britain

In Scotland one of the most colorful and amazing caves is located on the island of Staffa. Fingal’s Cave is also known as the Melodious Cave, attracts researchers and curious tourists with its unique acoustics. Streams of air falling into the interior of the cave are transformed into an amazing beauty of the melody. This amazing mystery scientists are inclined to explain with a special dome-shaped structure of the cave. When getting inside, the air lingers in the cave for a few seconds. This time is enough to transform the flow of air into sound.

Surprisingly, you can enjoy the harmonious melodies of Finga’sl Cave not only being inside. Under certain weather conditions, melodies are spread over a distance of several kilometers. Its current name the cave have got after the folkloric character of Finn McCumal. According to one of the legends, it was he who built the dam that connected Scotland and Ireland.

The length of the amazing cave is about 113 meters, and the width of its entrance is about 16.5 meters. The only way to get to the cave is a narrow path near the water's edge. During excursions tourists will have an opportunity to admire amazing basalt columns. Hexagonal columns that were formed during the eruption of the volcano, also referred to the number of attractions of world significance. Basalt columns form the walls and vaults of the cave, making it incredibly beautiful. The discoverer of the cave was a British naturalist Joseph Banks. In his descriptions he compared the beauty of the cave vaults with the exquisite design of the Louvre. Next - Kungur Ice Cave