Puente Viesgo

El Castillo Cave in Puente Viesgo

Paintings in El Castillo Cave in Puente Viesgo
Paintings in El Castillo Cave in Puente Viesgo
Paintings in El Castillo Cave in Puente Viesgo

Contactgegevens

39670 Puente Viesgo, Cantabria (Cantabria)
reservascuevas@culturadecantabria.es
http://cuevas.culturadecantabria.com/
Tel.:+34 942598425
Fax.:+34 942598305

Lokalisatie

Autonome regio:: Cantabria
Provincie/Eiland:: Cantabria

Reserveringen

reservascuevas@culturadecantabria.es
Tel.: +34 942598425

Reserveren

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Werelderfgoed, door de UNESCO afgegeven certificering.

Beschrijving

Cave paintings and symbols.

The cave contains paintings of a great many animals, including drawings of dogs, which is not common in this area of Cantabria.

Remains of cave art from the Acheulean period to the Bronze Age are found along its 18 metres depth. The most primitive paintings are the 45 hand prints. There are also 50 symbols and 180 depictions of animals, especially goats. There are also fine drawings of horses, deer and bison, as well as mammoths and dogs. The black paintings belong to a middle period. Coloured paintings, such as the red mammoth, are the most recent.

Bouw:: Caves and tourist mines
Artistieke periode:: Prehistory

Praktische informatie

Openingstijden

Vanaf 01 nov tot 31 mrt: Van Woensdag tot Vrijdag
Van 09:30 tot 15:30

Feestdagen en Weekend
Van 09:30 tot 14:30
Van 15:30 tot 17:30
Sluitingsdagen: Maandag, Dinsdag
Vanaf 01 apr tot 15 jun: Van Woensdag tot Zondag
Van 09:30 tot 14:30
Van 15:30 tot 18:30

Sluitingsdagen: Maandag, Dinsdag
Vanaf 16 sep tot 31 okt: Van 09:30 tot 14:30
Van 15:30 tot 18:30

Sluitingsdagen: Maandag, Dinsdag
Vanaf 16 jun tot 15 sep: Van Dinsdag tot Zondag
Van 09:30 tot 14:30
Van 15:30 tot 19:30

Sluitingsdagen: Maandag; Closed 1 and 6 January, and 24, 25 and 31 December.