To avoid crowds and encourage visitors to enter in staggered groups, we recommend planning your visit well in advance and purchasing your tickets here online, Once purchased, tickets cannot be changed to another date or time, and refunds will not be issued.
Online tickets can be purchased until 9:00 a.m. on the day of the visit. They must be validated at the ticket office, located at the Cantabria Rock Art Centre in Puente Viesgo, 45 minutes before the start of your visit to the cave. Please note that you will then need to travel to the cave, which is located at another nearby site.
The tours will be conducted in Spanish. If you would like the tour to be conducted in another language, please contact the Reservations Centre to check availability.
On the day of the visit, tickets can only be purchased at the ticket office, subject to availability and on a first-come, first-served basis. If you do not have a ticket, please check the centre’s real-time availability here before travelling to the site. Please check the availability of the cave.
The guide will ask to see your tickets 5 minutes before the start of the visit at the cave entrance. Visitors will then enter the cave in staggered groups.
There is a maximum capacity of 7 people per session.
Please follow the instructions given by staff and observe all signage regarding conservation measures at all times. Compliance is mandatory.
During the visit, touching any of the surfaces is strictly prohibited.
The visit is guided and lasts approximately 45 minutes.
During the visit, comfortable, non-slip footwear and warm clothing are recommended.
You can combine your visit to El Castillo with the Las Monedas cave, located about 620 meters away
