Our travel guide through Asturias and Cantabria:

Caves and other sites - visited in Prehistoric and modern times

30 June to 22 July 2001



Major caves with prehistoric paintings and engravings, source: Interpretation Center of La Loja
We visited with excellent guides the caves of San Román de Candamo, Tito Bustillo, El Buxu, La Loja, El Pindal, adventorous Chufín, El Castillo, Las Monedas, Los Hornos de la Peña, and the just opened replica of Altamira.


famous Puente Viesgo
with El Castillo and Las Monedas

source: Museum of Puente Viesgo

Los Hornos - shelter still in rainy whether

engraving of a horse

View from Altamira cave Northern direction

New Museum of Altavista

website and pictures: Daniela Hager
16 September, 2001