Cueva de Santimamiñe

Santimamiñe Cave


Useful Information

Location: Kortezubi, Gernika, Euskadi
Open: Mon-Fri 10, 11:15, 12:30, 16:30, 18.
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Classification:  Karst cave.
Light: electric.
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Guided tours:  
Bibliography: M.J. Ramirez, R. Ruiz Idarraga (1986): El material cerámico de la Cueva de Santimamiñe, Gernika. Kobie v.XV pp. 7-33. (Español - Spanish)
R. Ruiz Idarraga (1987): Avance al estudio del nivel VIII de la Cueva de Santimamiñe, Kobie v.XVI pp. 133-142. (Español - Spanish)
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Last update:$Date: 2008/07/01 20:20:58 $

History

 
1925cave art published by T. Aranzadi, J. M. Barandiaran and E. Eguren.

Description

Cueva de Santimamiñe contains cave paintings from the Magdalènien, about 13,000 years old. Almost a hundred animal figures, painted on the cave walls, show bisons, bears, deer, and wild boars.

A track is starting at the cave, leading to one of the magical places of the Basque Country. The Oma Forest is an animated forest, the pine trees are painted by the artist Agustín Ibarrola.


See also


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