Cave of El Castillo

The Cueva del Castillo contains both a decorated cave and an archaeological site, within the complex of the Caves of Monte Castillo, in , , .
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  • Type: Cave
  • Description: cave with prehistoric art
  • Also known as: “Cueva del Castillo”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cave of La Pasiega and Cave of Las Monedas.

Cave
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Cueva de La Pasiega, or , situated in the municipality of , is one of the most important monuments of Paleolithic art in . is situated 160 metres southeast of Cave of El Castillo.

Cave
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is situated 410 metres southwest of Cave of El Castillo.

Peak
Photo: P. B. Obregón, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Puente Viesgo and Villabáñez.

Village
Photo: Ignacio Pérez Anguio, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality in , Spain. Caves have been discovered near that contain rock art and artefacts dating back to the Middle and Upper Paleolithic.

Hamlet
Photo: Hyfryd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km north of Cave of El Castillo.

Hamlet
Photo: Estumaestudio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km southeast of Cave of El Castillo.

Cave of El Castillo

Latitude
43.29222° or 43° 17′ 32″ north
Longitude
-3.96549° or 3° 57′ 56″ west
Open location code
8CMR72RM+VR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 60632760
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q770666
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Cave of El Castillo” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كهف إيل كاستيلو”
  • Arabic: “كهف القلعة”
  • Arabic: “كهف ديل كاستيلو”
  • Arabic: “كهف كاستيلو”
  • Basque: “El Castillo kobazuloa”
  • Catalan: “cova d’El Castillo”
  • Catalan: “Cova d’El Castillo”
  • Catalan: “Cova de El Castillo”
  • Cebuano: “Cueva del Castillo”
  • Chinese: “卡斯蒂略洞”
  • Danish: “El Castillo-hulen”
  • Dutch: “grot van El Castillo”
  • Dutch: “Grot van El Castillo”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كهف ال كاستيلو”
  • Esperanto: “El Castillo”
  • Esperanto: “Kaverno El Castillo”
  • French: “Grotte d’El Castillo”
  • French: “grotte du Castillo”
  • French: “Grotte du Castillo”
  • Galician: “Cova de El Castillo”
  • German: “El-Castillo-Höhle”
  • Hebrew: “מערת אל קסטיו”
  • Indonesian: “Gua El Castillo”
  • Japanese: “エル カスティーヨの洞窟群”
  • Japanese: “エル・カスティージョ洞窟”
  • Polish: “El Castillo”
  • Portuguese: “Caverna de El Castillo”
  • Russian: “Кастильо”
  • Russian: “Эль-Кастильо”
  • Spanish: “Cueva de El Castillo”
  • Spanish: “Cueva del Castillo”
  • Swedish: “Cueva de El Castillo”
  • Swedish: “Cueva del Castillo”
  • Turkish: “El Castillo Mağarası”
  • Ukrainian: “Ель-Кастильйо”
  • Vietnamese: “Hang động El Castillo”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Centro de Interpretación de las Cuevas del Monte del Castillo and Cave of Las Chimeneas.

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