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El Castillo caves and Paleolithic art day trip from Santander
El Castillo caves and Paleolithic art day trip from Santander
El Castillo caves and Paleolithic art day trip from Santander
El Castillo caves and Paleolithic art day trip from Santander
El Castillo caves and Paleolithic art day trip from Santander

El Castillo caves and Paleolithic art day trip from Santander


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  • Book this Cave art and Pasiego Valleys guided tour. Visit two UNESCO caves with Palaeolithic art and discover Puente Viesgo on a walking tour.
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Attraction typeHistory & culture, Natural habitats
Tour typesGuided tour
Additional service & facilityTransfer included

Product Info

-What you can expect-
Leave Santander for Puente Viesgo, a beautiful small village next to El Castillo Mount which has four caves with Palaeolithic art declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2008. You'll visit two of these caves: El Castillo and Las Monedas.

El Castillo cave contains some of the oldest paintings in the world, dated over 40.000 years ago. It is also known as the "cave of the hands" for the over fifty silhouettes of hands painted in negative. The skeletal remains studied to date indicate that Neanderthals and homo sapiens cohabited in this cave, something unique in prehistory.

Las Monedas cave contains designs drawn in charcoal dated about 12,000 years ago, but it also has important geological formations like stalactites, stalagmites, lava flows, flags, and more.

Finally, you'll take a short walk through Puente Viesgo to see the lovely Pas River, the historic town hall and the church. If you come to Cantabria and you like rock art, this is definitely the tour for you!

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Duration: Lasts 5 hours

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  • Please refer to your voucher for final information regarding meeting points, pick-up locations, and pick-up time

  • Meeting point description: Pickup from your hotel in Santander. During checkout, you'll be requested to provide your accommodation address in Santander to arrange your pickup. Alternatively, you can go to the meeting point at the bus stop in Calle Castelar, 25 (next to Hotel Vincci Puertochico).(Cave of El Castillo, Puente Viesgo, Spain)

  • Please note that the guided tour inside the cave is in Spanish. Upon availability, the guide will access with you to translate it into English

  • During booking confirmation, you'll be requested to provide your accommodation address in Santander to arrange your pickup

  • The final confirmation of the tour depends on entrance ticket availability and a minimum group of 4 participants

  • The average temperature of the cave is 14°C, so you should bring a jacket

  • The caves are slick so it is recommended to wear non-slip shoes

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  • The voucher must be used on the selected date and within operating hours; Invalid after expiration

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