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The World’s 100 Best Show Caves

Cueva de la Pileta

Benaoján, Spain

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST SHOW CAVES WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 42 2026
Cueva de la Pileta

A natural limestone cave with no electric lighting, holding Palaeolithic paintings, stalactites, stalagmites and a bat colony. Visits run only as small guided tours in Spanish and English, with visitors carrying lanterns or flashlights along about 500 metres of passages.

Highlights

  • Prehistoric cave paintings
  • Stalactite and stalagmite formations
  • Resident bat colony

Good to know

  • Book by phone in advance
  • Inside temperature about 15°C, floors slippery
  • Steep steps up from the parking area

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