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Cueva de los Murciélagos

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Found some 4 km (2½ mi) above Zuheros along a windy, twisty road, the Cueva de los Murciélagos (Cave of the Bats) runs for about 2 km (1¼ mi), although only about half of that expanse is open to the public. The main attractions are the wall paintings dating from the Neolithic Age (6,000-3,000 BC) and Chalcolithic Age (3,000-2,000 BC), but excavations have identified that the cave was already inhabited 35,000 years ago. Items from the Copper and Bronze ages as well as from the Roman period and the Middle Ages have also been found here.

  • Cost: EUR 5
  • Open: By appointment only: weekdays 10-2 and 4-6
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