Sima del Prado
Sima del Prado is a cave in Reocín, Cantabria. Sima del Prado is situated nearby to the cave Fuente la Hondona, as well as near La Cuevona.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cave of Altamira and National Museum and Research Center of Altamira.
Cave of Altamira
Cave
Photo: Locutus Borg, Public domain.
The Cave of Altamira is a cave complex, located near the historic town of Santillana del Mar in Cantabria, Spain. It is renowned for prehistoric cave art featuring charcoal drawings and polychrome paintings of contemporary local fauna and human hands. Cave of Altamira is situated 3 km north of Sima del Prado.
National Museum and Research Center of Altamira
Museum
Photo: Alonso de Mendoza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Museum and Research Center of Altamira, also known as Altamira Museum, is a center dedicated to the conservation of, research into, and the sharing of information about the cave of Altamira in Santillana del Mar, Spain, named a World Heritage Site by Unesco. National Museum and Research Center of Altamira is situated 3 km north of Sima del Prado.
Santa Isabel de Quijas
Railway stop
Photo: Morgalexandra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Santa Isabel de Quijas is a railway stop, which is situated 1¼ km northeast of Sima del Prado.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quijas and Villapresente.
Sima del Prado
- Type: Cave
- Category: landform
- Location: Reocín, Cantabria, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.34895° or 43° 20′ 56″ northLongitude
-4.12042° or 4° 7′ 14″ westOpen location code
8CMQ8VXH+HROpenStreetMap ID
node 861258075OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fuente la Hondona and La Cuevona.
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