Our geographical position is such that we share with Cantabria and France a primitive and extraordinary artistic heritage: the first evidence of a spirituality and a capacity for graphic expression through painting or engravings that date back, in some cases, to the year 35,000 B.C.
These findings still have avenues of research to be explored, and five of these caves have been recognised as World Heritage by UNESCO. Some of them, located in the east and centre of Asturias, are equipped with attached facilities from which guided tours are organised to help visitors understand their extraordinary interest. We invite you to enter the caves that were home to those who preceded us in this natural paradise, but also to visit remarkable open-air funerary sites and soak up the magic of their beliefs and perhaps not so primitive life.
If you are looking for modern facilities with an attractive, very participative programme that disseminates the art and culture of the Upper European Palaeolithic, even for children, you will find it in the Prehistoric Park, located in San Salvador (Teverga). It presents a carefully designed exhibition for the enjoyment and education of visitors: after going through the visitor reception area, the gallery takes you back in time to discover ancient art, iconography and various artistic techniques, with faithful reproductions of paintings, as well as furniture and other artefacts. The visit ends with the so-called Cueva de las Cuevas Cave, where, in semi-darkness, the atmosphere and conditions of three impressive European ensembles of this cave art are recreated: the Tito Bustillo polychrome room, the fourth panel of the black room of Niaux (France) and the Camarín chamber of the Candamo cave.
The cave of El Conde or El Fornu is located near the village of Tuñón. Tuñón - Santo Adriano Cave of El Conde or El Fornu
Considered by experts to be the most complete outdoor sanctuary of Palaeolithic art in Europe. Priorio - Oviedo Cave of La Lluera
The cave has a single gallery some 700 metres long, to which there are adjoining rooms. Ribadesella/Ribeseya Cave of Tito Bustillo
The Entrefoces Cave has been declared an Asset of Cultural Interest. La Foz - Morcín Cueva del Molín or Abrigo de Entrefoces (Cave of El Molín or Entrefoces Shelter)
The Cova del Demo is the only archaeological site in a cave in western Asturias. Froseira - Boal Demo Cave
The cave and its paintings must have had a magical-ritual meaning. San Román (Candamo) La Peña or Candamo Cave
It was the first cave with Palaeolithic Art discovered in Asturias. El Mazu - Peñamellera Baja Loja Cave and Didactic Classroom
The cave of Los Azules is located in the district of Contraquil. Cangues d' Onís/Cangas de Onís Los Azules Cave