Everything super good



We are going caving but first we are going to Puente Viesgo.  It has a website and a river and is very, very kempt.  About 2800 people live in the municipality. My memory of the town was very busy and not really full of the humble menu del dia we were looking for. Let's have lunch at the Restaurante La Union.  https://qrco.de/bbVwC7   A seafood risotto will set you back 12 euros; a veggie one 8.5-  Four days ago Santiago said ‘Top site! If you are looking for 100% Cantabrian food, this is your place! They have an extensive menu and menu at a good price. Everything super good!’









Just off our route is the Centro de Arte de Cantabria.   Nwamme said ‘It was an amazing experience, I  learnt a lot.  I am grateful to the Local Authorities of Astillero for organising the excursion. I recommend this Centre for anyone that can't go into a cave, you will see replicas and learn the history without panic. I love it.’  Well, we are going up the to the caves so let's push on.






Our progress is slowed by a barrier.  Beyond it is a path which runs round the hillside.  The place is honeycombed with caves which were a honeypot for Paleolithic artistics.  The Cueva  de El Castillo is the centre, where you can buy tickets for the main and other cave networks.  There are 18 caves, of which  four are listed as World Heritage site.






The El Castillo cave contains decorations in red ochre in the forms of hand stencils dated to about 35,000. One red disk in El Castillo has been dated to before 40,000 years ago in a 2012 study, making it the oldest known dated cave decoration.






The Cave of El Castillo was discovered in 1903 by Hermilio Alcalde del Río. It was first explored and excavated by Hugo Obermaier.  The Cueva de Las Monedas was discovered in 1952. It was explored by Eduardo Ripoll Perelló (1923–2006). The cave is named for a number of 16th-century coins found inside. The paintings in this cave date to the Magdalenian, about 13,000 years ago, depicting horses, goats, bears, bison and reindeer.

Currently the place is mostly open Tuesday - Friday and sunday.  https://cuevas.culturadecantabria.com/el-castillo-2/timetable-and-rates/ Time for a sneaky look






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