Visit to El Castillo and Las Monedas Paleolithic caves from Santander

Introduction

Leaving Santander, we will travel to the Paleolithic and visit the famous caves of El Castillo and Las Monedas in Puente Viesgo.

We will also visit the new Cave Art Center of Cantabria, as well as the village of Puente Viesgo.


      5 hours
Highlights

Enter the Paleolithic caves of El Castillo and Las Monedas


Visit Puente Viesgo (bridge over the Pas river and greenway)


Visit the new Cave Art Center of Cantabria.


Enjoy the rural landscapes of the Pasiegos Valleys

Key details

LANGUAGE

Spanish, English, and Italian

MEETING POINT

Hotel in Santander. Alternatively, at Calle Castelar 25 - bus stop in front of hotel Vincci Puertochico

SCHEDULE

Thursdays at 9:30 am (from November to February)

Tuesdays and Thursdays, at 3:00 pm (from March to October)

DURATION

5 hours

Full description

After picking you up at your hotel in Santander, we will travel to Puente Viesgo, where Monte Castillo is located to visit the famous caves of "El Castillo" and "Las Monedas". This is a very important place within the cave art, since in this mountain there are four caves declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO since 2008.

The Cave of "El Castillo" was discovered in 1903 by Hermilio Alcalde del Río and its paintings are considered among the oldest preserved in the world. Famous are the silhouettes of hands in negative that according to archaeologists belong to more than 50 different people, most of them women, also one of the oldest representations of a constellation and representations of the fauna that coexisted with the successive human groups that inhabited the cave. The bone remains studied to date indicate that Neanderthals and Homo sapiens cohabited in this cave, something unique in prehistory.

Although the cave of the Coins does not have such a variety of pictorial periods, it offers us beautiful silhouettes drawn in charcoal of various animals from the Magdalenian period. This cave also has a high geological value, so we will also enjoy the play of colors and shapes that will give us see their stalactites, stalagmites, washes, flags, etc...

Our next stop will be to visit the new Interpretation Center of Cave Art, an ideal visit to complement the visit to the caves and that will help us to understand even better the origin and development of cave art.

Finally, we will take a short walk through Puente Viesgo to visit its greenway, the charming Pas river, its historic town hall and church, as well as the Puente Viesgo spa, which has contributed so much to the development of this small inland town.


If you come to Cantabria and you like rock art, this is a must visit.


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Included

  • Tickets to El Castillo Cave, Las Monedas Cave and the Ethnographic Museum
  • Tourist guide
  • Hotel pickup and transport by minivan
  • Liability Insurance
  • Accident Insurance
  • Taxes

Excluded

  • Tips (optional)
  • Food or beverages
  • Other entrance tickets

Cancelation rules

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Nearest Airport

Reviews

Best combination
This activity successfully combines historical information, geological details, and cultural highlights to paint a vivid picture of the tour, enticing readers to explore the caves and the surrounding area.
Elena SILVA
Good option for our family
We did this visit to the paleolitic caves of Castillo and Monedas mainly because of my wife Anne, that is paleontologist. It was a kind of double guided tour, as she was giving us a lesson despite the clear explanation of our guide José. The caves were great and all the family enjoyed. The last part was great especially for the kids, since we took the bikes and cross the beautiful Pasiegos Valley. In my opinion it balances very well the day.
Gerard, Anne, Ferdinand, Louise
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