Detourmap
Caves in Spain
Spain has 149 caves on Detourmap — caves, caverns, grottoes and the karst underground. The best known is Cave of Altamira. All of them are below.
- Caves
- 149
- Of nature
- 149 of 1,186
- Little known
- 121 of 149
- Oldest
- Arlanpe 115,000 years ago
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2.Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain
Nature · 20th century · Notable
Cave with prehistoric art and World Heritage Site in Spain
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3.Cueva de los Verdes
Nature · Notable
Lava tube and tourist attraction in Haria, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain
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35.Axlor cave
Nature · Hidden gem
Rockshelter (former cave) and prehistoric site in the Basque region, Spain
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37.National Museum and Research Center of Altamira
Nature · 21st century · Hidden gem
Paleolithic museum in Spain
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46.Caves of Valeron
Nature · Hidden gem
Cultural property in Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria, Spain
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62.Cave of the Guanches
Nature · Hidden gem
Cave and archaeological site, Icod de los Vinos, Tenerife
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64.Abrigo de la Quebrada
Nature · Hidden gem
Prehistoric rockshelter in the region of Valencia, Spain
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110.cova del Barranc Blanc
Nature · Hidden gem
Cave with a deposit of the Upper Paleolithic, located at the municipality of Ròtova, Spain
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118.Hàbitat troglodític de la cova de l'Espluguell
Nature · Hidden gem
Cave in Conca de Dalt, Catalonia, Spain
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127.Abrigo del Arquero de los Callejones Cerrados
Nature · Hidden gem
Cultural property in Albarracín, Spain
Questions about this page
How many caves are there in Spain?
149 on this map, out of 1,186 nature & landscapes in Spain. That is what Wikidata records with coordinates, a photograph and a Wikipedia article, so it is a floor rather than a census.
What is the best known cave in Spain?
Cave of Altamira. Cave with prehistoric paintings in Spain.
Which caves in Spain are the least visited?
121 of the 149 rank as little known — a Wikipedia article in only a handful of languages. They sit at the bottom of the ranked list below.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.
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