Caves of Monte Castillo: Difference between revisions

Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Criteria	Cultural: i, iii
Reference	310
Inscription	1985 (9th Session)
Extensions	2008

The Caves del Monte Castillo, located in the Cantabrian town of Puente Viesgo, contains one of the most important Paleolithic sites in the region. The complex of caves del Monte Castillo are included in the list of World Heritage of UNESCO since July 2008, within the site «Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain». These are about of the cavities of Las Monedas, El Castillo, Las Chimeneas y La Pasiega.

This is a set of caves located along the Pas river in the Castillo mountain, squarely at the intersection of valleys and near the coast. Because this is a fertile ground for agriculture, hunting and fishing, which explains the emergence of several prehistoric settlements.

Map of the state of the caves on Monte Castillo.