Green Spain
Cantabria
Rionansa

Cave of El Soplao

El Soplao is a located in the municipalities of Rionansa, Valdáliga and in , . It is considered unique for the quality and quantity of geological formations in its 17 miles length, 6 of which are open to the public.
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  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM—7:00 PM
  • Email: elsoplao@elsoplao.com
  • Type: Cave
  • Description: cave in Spain
  • Address: Arroyo de Rioseco, Cantabria., 39553

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rábago-El Soplao fossil site.

Archaeological site
Photo: PePeEfe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an archaeological site, which is situated 3 km west of Cave of El Soplao.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Celis and La Herrería.

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a town located in the province of in northern Spain. is situated 2½ km southwest of Cave of El Soplao.

Hamlet
Photo: Ecelan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km southwest of Cave of El Soplao.

Hamlet
Photo: Ecelan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km west of Cave of El Soplao.

Cave of El Soplao

Latitude
43.29648° or 43° 17′ 47″ north
Longitude
-4.41013° or 4° 24′ 37″ west
Elevation
541 metres (1,775 feet)
Open location code
8CMQ7HWQ+HW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 309655112
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
8199668
Wiki­data ID
Q798648
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Cave of El Soplao” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كهف إل سوبلاو”
  • Basque: “El Soplao”
  • Catalan: “Cova de El soplao”
  • Cebuano: “Cueva de El Soplao”
  • Dutch: “Cave of El Soplao”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كهف ال سوبلاو”
  • Esperanto: “El Soplao”
  • French: “Grotte d’El Soplao”
  • Galician: “Cova de El Soplao”
  • Galician: “El Soplao”
  • German: “cueva de El Soplao”
  • German: “Cueva de El Soplao”
  • German: “Höhle von El Soplao”
  • Hungarian: “El Soplao-barlang”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “El Soplau”
  • Russian: “Эль-Соплао”
  • Spanish: “cueva de El Soplao”
  • Spanish: “Cueva de El Soplao”
  • Spanish: “El Soplao”
  • Swedish: “Cueva de El Soplao”
  • Ukrainian: “Ель-Соплао”
  • Vietnamese: “Hang El Soplao”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Braña Escondida and Corona de Arnero.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Centro de recepción de visitantes de El Soplao and Cueva de El Soplao.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cave of El Soplao”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.