Natural Caves in Granada


Underneath an overview of all the natural caves in Granada. The caves are ordened by experience. "Family Caves" will say that the caves are easy accessible and also inside the cave you will not have any problems. The category "Adventure" will say you do not need any equipment like ropes, snap hooks, etc. but only a flashlight. In this type of caves it is possible you have to enter cave galleries by crawling on your stomach through small holes. "Experts only" is what the name says; these caves can only be entered by persons, who have experience and the right equipment or persons who are part of an excursion with guides who have the equipment and all the papers to do this.


Family Caves


Touristic Caves (2)

Stalactite Caves

Caves with Prehistoric Paintings

Other Caves


Touristic Caves or Family Caves


Cueva de las Ventanas (touristic cave) - Piñar (Los Montes):  La Cueva de Pinar, also known as Cueva de las Ventanas for its three major accesses that look like large windows, is recognized as a Cultural Interest (BIC) and Natural Heritage of Andalusia. The cave is as well a.....



Cueva del Agua (touristic cave) - Íznalloz (Los Montes):  La Cueva del Agua is located at Pico del Asno of Sierra Harana at an altitude of 1730 meter in the municipality of Iznalloz (Granada). The opening with a height of 180 meter gives access to one of the most important caves......



Stalactite Caves


Cueva del Gato - Natural Park Sierra de Huétor: The Sierra de la Alfaguara is located in the geographic center of the Granada province and hides several natural caves, such as Cueva de Gato and Cueva de los Mármoles They are of great beauty despite they are little known........



Cueva de los Mármoles - Natural Park Sierra de Huétor:  The Sierra de la Alfaguara is located in the geographic center of the Granada province and hides several natural caves, such as Cueva de Gato and Cueva de los Mármoles They are of great beauty despite they are little.





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Cueva del Agua Alfaguara - ViznarThe cave is located in the Sierra de la Alfaguara at 1584 m above sea level. La Cueva del Agua is one of the most spectacular caves and best preserved in Andalusia, situated in Sierra de la Alfaguara, geographical center of the province of ............



Cueva del Agua - Huéscar (Altiplano):  The cave is situated at the southern slopes from the La Sagra. Lanterns are essential to enter the cave which is divided in two big cave halls. The first one is easy to enter. The cave is almost 1,000 square meters. The river Guadalquivir.....



Caves with Prehistoric Paintings




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Cuevas de las Vereas - MoclinThe cave is 12.5 m wide, 5.7 m deep and 6.5 m high and has a couple of anthropomorphic paintings (a figure with a headdress and go arm in arm with the other). Another cave below the first one is 6,4 meters wide and 3 meters wide and has a.........





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Cueva de la Araña - MoclinA historic cave located east, south east which is 13 m wide, 8 m high and 5 m deep. It houses two anthropomorphic one is worse preserved, and the other remains undefined. The cave is loacted in a cliff North West of the Cerro del.........





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Cueva del Hornillo de Solana - Moclinhis is a shelter oriented south, south-east. It is 23 m wide, 3 m high and 6.4 m deep. The dwelling houses two sets of figures. The first group, located in a niche about 2 m from the far left, is composed of two simple typical anthropomorphics..





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Cueva Bermejas - TozarA historic cave/dwelling of 8.4 m wide, 5 m deep and 4.5 m high. It is situated on an attitude of 924 m and it houses a typical single anthropomorphic and many bars. The cave is located at the foothills of the Sierra de los Morrones. In the town of Tozar.............





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Cueva de Limones - TozarA historic cave of 25 m wide, 10 m deep and 9 m high. The cave is situated at 650 m and houses historic paintings; there are three triangular shapes arranged: two anthropomorphic in phi and a typical single anthropomorphic. The.........





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Cuevas de Panoría - DarroIn these dwelling they have found remains of cave art, specifically from the Neolithic and Bronze Age. There are five painted shelters...............



Other Caves


Huélago - Cueva del Coto (open cave): This cave is close situated to the town Huelago. In order to reach it you have to enter the town and follow the signs "Lavadero". I fyou have reach this point, you follow the dirt road that goes into the country side. After 1 km you have to park......





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Cueva del Cerro de Castellon - CampotejarA cave of arround 100 meters and a depth of 20 meters and a very low ceiling. There are several rooms. The entrance is extremely narrow and is followed by a rolling mill of about 4 m. The cave is well known and it was the.............





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Cueva Horá - DarroThis is one of the oldest caves in Granada where they found human remains. It appears that the cave was occupied in the early Paleolithic (approx. 100,000 years ago), The occupation was continuing in the Middle Paleolithic (Mousterian). Its strategic............





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Cueva del Puntal - DarroLarge cave with a semicircle shape, about 10 m radius. There are traces of digging Spahni (1957). The lithic material was listed as Mousterian. The cave is situated close to the road that connects Darro with Moreda just before the restaurant...............





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Cueva de los Huesos - Huétor SantillanThe cave is located at 1,190 m. altitude, with a wide of 9 meters and a vertical drop of -5 meters. It is situated on the southwest slopes of Cerro de la Cruz, (UTM: 30S X: 454500; Y: 4120700), in the municipality of Huétor de Santillán.............





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Cueva del Señor - Huétor SantillanThe cave is situated close to Cuevas los Huesos and is just below the boundary of the natural park, at the foot of Cerro de la Cruz. It is a small cave of just 30 meters. It is located just above the football stadium and sports center of Huétor.......





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Cueva de Ollafría - ColomeraThis small cave is located at 971 m above sealevel and is situated north of Colomera on the hillside facing the rocky outcrops of Guerra. It has a small triangle entrance at ground level. The cave is vertical and you can find another entrance in the........





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Cueva de la Campana - ColomeraThe cave is situated just 150 m from the church in Colomera. The cave entrance has a small irregular room, about 4.5 m wide and 2.5 m high, which expands inside. After ascending a step of about 4 m you can access at the left an area of........





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Cueva de los Murciélagos del Cerro - ColomeraThe cave is situated at 1100 m above sealevel at the southeast of Cerro Cauro, on a cliff that rises above the road Dehesa to Tózar. (UTM 30S VG 435031 – 4138535). The opening is covered by a large tree. It has about 15 meters of................





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Cueva Las Palomas - HerraduraThe cave is located on the south side of the sea cliffs of Natural Park Cerro Gordo. The access is only by boat from the beach of La Herradura or Cantarrijan. The entrance of the cave is 15 m by 4 meters and you can enter the first 8 meters by boat.....