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Cave Art in Asturias is the testimony of primitive spirituality, as well as of the capacity for graphic expression through cave painting or engravings, manifestations that date back in some cases to 35,000 years BC.
Asturias is a true paradise of Rock Art. To date, 15 prehistoric caves and shelters with cave art have been discovered, more than half of which can be visited. Moreover, all these discoveries keep alive lines of research, which are gradually providing key data to know the history and evolution of mankind and its environment.
Of all these caves, five have been declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO: Tito Bustillo (Ribadesella/Ribeseya), Covaciella (Cabrales), Llonín (Peñamellera Alta), El Pindal (Ribededeva), and La Peña (Candamo). The latter is also the westernmost example of rock art on the entire European continent.
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Although some of these caves cannot be visited, Asturias has different museums and interpretation centres to show you all its cave art - both visitable and non-visitable -, explaining all these places of great cultural interest in depth and in a pleasant way. These facilities are the Archaeological Museum of Asturias, the Prehistoric Park, the Tito Bustillo Cave Art Centre, the Cueva de la Peña Interpretation Centre, the San Emeterio Interpretation Centre, the La Loja Cave Interpretation Centre, the La Covaciella Interpretation Centre and the Glacial Fauna Interpretation Centre.
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Teverga Prehistoric Park
If you are looking for a modern facility with an attractive, highly experiential programme that disseminates the art and culture of the European Upper Palaeolithic, even for the youngest visitors, you will find it in the Prehistory Park, located in San Salvador (Teverga). The museography is carefully designed to provide rigorous and entertaining information: after the obligatory visit to the visitor reception area, the gallery takes us back to the past to learn about art, iconography and the different artistic techniques, with faithful reproductions of paintings, but also of furniture and other objects. The visit closes with the so-called Cave of Caves, where, in semi-darkness, the atmosphere and conditions of three imposing European cave art sites are recreated: the polychrome room at Tito Bustillo, panel four of the black room at Niaux (France) and the dressing room of the Candamo cave.
