Cave of Las Chimeneas
Cave of Las Chimeneas is a cave in Puente Viesgo, Cantabria. Cave of Las Chimeneas is situated nearby to Cave of La Pasiega, as well as near Cave of El Castillo.- Type: Cave
- Description: cave in Spain
- Also known as: “Cueva de las Chimeneas”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cave of La Pasiega and Cave of El Castillo.
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 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 110 metres northwest of Cave of Las Chimeneas.
Cave of Las Monedas
Cave
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Cave of Las Monedas is situated 390 metres southwest of Cave of Las Chimeneas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Puente Viesgo and Villabáñez.
Puente Viesgo
Village
Photo: Ignacio Pérez Anguio, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Hyfryd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Villabáñez is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km north of Cave of Las Chimeneas.
Pando
Hamlet
Photo: Estumaestudio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pando is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km southeast of Cave of Las Chimeneas.
Cave of Las Chimeneas
- Categories: cave with prehistoric art, tourism, tourist attraction, archaeological site, historic site, and landform
- Location: Puente Viesgo, Cantabria, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
43.29149° or 43° 17′ 29″ northLongitude
-3.96449° or 3° 57′ 52″ westOpen location code
8CMR72RP+H6OpenStreetMap ID
node 11587569423OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q3813716
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Cave of Las Chimeneas” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Las Chimeneas leizea”
- Catalan: “Cova de Las Chimeneas”
- Chinese: “奇梅內亞斯洞”
- Chinese: “奇梅内亚斯洞”
- Esperanto: “Kaverno Las Chimeneas”
- French: “grotte de las Chimeneas”
- French: “Grotte de las Chimeneas”
- German: “Höhle von Las Chimeneas”
- Hebrew: “מערת לאס צ’ימנאס”
- Japanese: “ラス・チメネアス洞窟”
- Polish: “Las Chimeneas”
- Portuguese: “Caverna de Las Chimeneas”
- Spanish: “Cueva de Las Chimeneas”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Centro de Interpretación de las Cuevas del Monte del Castillo and Bocamina.
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