Cave of Las Monedas
Cave of Las Monedas is a cave in Puente Viesgo, Cantabria. Cave of Las Monedas is situated nearby to Cave of La Pasiega, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Mirador del Pas.- Type: Cave
- Description: cave in Puente Viesgo, Spain
- Also known as: “Cueva Las Monedas”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cave of La Pasiega and Cave of El Castillo.
Cave of La Pasiega
Cave
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 110 metres east of Cave of Las Monedas.
Cave of El Castillo
Cave
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 410 metres northeast of Cave of Las Monedas.
Town hall of Puente Viesgo
Town hall
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Puente Viesgo and Villabáñez.
Puente Viesgo
Village
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.
Cave of Las Monedas
- 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
43.28892° or 43° 17′ 20″ north
Longitude
-3.96769° or 3° 58′ 4″ west
Open location code
8CMR72QJ+HW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
Wikidata ID
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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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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mirador del Pas and Mirador del Monte Castillo.
Nearby Places
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