Cueva del Gato
Cueva del Gato is a cave in Benaoján, Málaga, Andalusia. Cueva del Gato is situated nearby to Montejaque reservoir.Photo: Por los caminos de Málaga, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave in Spain
- Also known as: “Cueva de El Gato”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Benaoján-Montejaque train station and Cueva del Hundidero.
Benaoján-Montejaque train station
Railway station
Photo: El Pantera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Benaoján-Montejaque train station is a railway station, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Cueva del Gato.
Cueva del Hundidero
Cave
Photo: Berrocal1950, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cueva del Hundidero is a cave, which is situated 2½ km north of Cueva del Gato.
Montejaque reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: El Pantera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Montejaque reservoir is situated 3 km north of Cueva del Gato.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Montejaque and Ronda.
Montejaque
Photo: JaviGallego, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The tiny village of Montejaque is in the south-western Andalucia region of Spain. It is one of the 'white towns' of the Sierra la Grazalema national park, majestically nestled between two bluffs to the north and south.
Ronda
Photo: Tango7174, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ronda is a town in Malaga in Spain. Set in and around a deep gorge spanned by an impressive bridge, the relaxing atmosphere here is a great break from some of the more tourist-ridden places on the south coast of Spain, however it can still be packed with day-trippers from the Costa del Sol, especially during the peak summer months.
Jimera de Líbar
Village
Photo: El Pantera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jimera de Líbar is a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. The municipality is situated approximately 26 kilometres from Ronda and sits at an altitude of 540 metres. Jimera de Líbar is situated 9 km south of Cueva del Gato.
Cueva del Gato
- Categories: Reserva Natural, protected area, natural monument of Spain, and landform
- Location: Benaoján, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.72753° or 36° 43′ 39″ northLongitude
-5.23848° or 5° 14′ 19″ westOpen location code
8C8PPQH6+2JOpenStreetMap ID
node 583278640OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q5794257
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Cueva del Gato” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Cueva del Gato”
- French: “Cueva del Gato”
- Galician: “Cueva del Gato”
- German: “Cueva del Gato”
- Spanish: “Cueva del Gato”
- Spanish: “Monumento Natural Cueva del Gato”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cueva del gato and SL-A 139 La Cueva del Gato.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Hotel Cueva del Gato and Casitas Cueva del Gato.
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