PEÑA CAVE
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Cave with several rooms including a large room with many cave paintings
Located near the mouth of the Nalón river, La Peña cave is some 70 m long and features several chambers, including a large room with numerous cave paintings. However, the cave was severely damaged after its discovery in 1914, in particular as a result of development work carried out in response to tourism. In order to preserve what could still be preserved, the Peña remained closed to the public between 1979 and 1994, and only reopened its doors to a limited number of visitors. Access to the main room, via a winding gallery, is not easy and is not recommended for children under 7.
The main painting room features six panels dating from the Gravettian (-31,000 to -22,000 years) to the Magdalenian (-17,000 to -12,000 years) periods. The most notable, with its fifty superimposed engravings, is reproduced at the Candamo interpretation center. But the cave is best known for the "camarín": a high cavity, very difficult to access, decorated with horses and bovids. If you're careful, you'll notice that the silhouettes appear as if we're facing them, even though they're located much higher up than we are. The artist has played with perspective to achieve this effect and, up close, the animals would appear disproportionate. What's more, the layout and shape of the rock give the impression of looking at a theater stage or cinema screen, which says a lot about our ancestors' taste and art of staging.
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