Cave of Las Monedas
Cave of Las Monedas is an archaeological site in Puente Viesgo, Cantabria. Cave of Las Monedas is situated nearby to Cave of La Pasiega, as well as near Cave of El Castillo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: cave in Puente Viesgo, Spain
- Also known as: “Cueva Las Monedas”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cave of El Castillo and Cave of La Pasiega.
Cave of El Castillo
Cave
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The Cueva del Castillo contains both a decorated cave and an archaeological site, within the complex of the Caves of Monte Castillo, in Puente Viesgo, Cantabria, Spain. Cave of El Castillo is situated 390 metres north of Cave of Las Monedas.
Cave of La Pasiega
Cave
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Cueva de La Pasiega, or Cave of La Pasiega, situated in the Spanish municipality of Puente Viesgo, is one of the most important monuments of Paleolithic art in Cantabria. Cave of La Pasiega is situated 330 metres northeast of Cave of Las Monedas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Puente Viesgo and Villabáñez.
Puente Viesgo
Village
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Puente Viesgo is a municipality in Cantabria, Spain. Caves have been discovered near Puente Viesgo that contain rock art and artefacts dating back to the Middle and Upper Paleolithic.
Villabáñez
Hamlet
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Villabáñez is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km north of Cave of Las Monedas.
Pando
Hamlet
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Pando is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km east of Cave of Las Monedas.
Cave of Las Monedas
- Categories: cave with prehistoric art, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Puente Viesgo, Cantabria, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Cave of Las Monedas” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Las Monedas leizea”
- Catalan: “Cova de Las Monedas”
- Cebuano: “Cueva Las Monedas”
- Chinese: “莫內達斯洞”
- Chinese: “莫内达斯洞”
- Dutch: “grot van Las Monedas”
- Dutch: “Grot van Las Monedas”
- Esperanto: “Kaverno Las Monedas”
- French: “grotte de Las Monedas”
- French: “Grotte de Las Monedas”
- German: “Höhle von Las Monedas”
- Hebrew: “מערת לאס מונדאס”
- Japanese: “ラス・モネダス洞窟”
- Polish: “Las Monedas”
- Portuguese: “Caverna de Las Monedas”
- Portuguese: “Cueva de las monedas”
- Russian: “Лас-Монедас”
- Spanish: “Cueva de Las Monedas”
- Swedish: “Cueva de Las Monedas”
- Swedish: “Cueva Las Monedas”
- Ukrainian: “Лас-Монедас”
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