Ramales de la Victoria: Rock Art, Caves and Festivals

The Zona Arqueológica de Ramales is a Bien de Interés Cultural designated archaeological zone and is one of the most important concentrations of Palaeolithic rock art sites in the Cantabrian region.

When choosing a holiday apartment in Ramales de la Victoria, you can compare travel dates, apartment or room category and cancellation conditions on the respective offer pages. This information is listed separately for the specific booking decision.

Culture

The Palacio Revillagigedo was built in 1742. The Iglesia de San Pedro in Ramales has medieval origins; its first documented mention dates from the 13th century.

The Verbena del Mantón is recognised as a Fiesta de Interés Turístico Regional and takes place every year on the first Saturday in July in Ramales de la Victoria. La Magosta takes place in October; it recreates the traditional roasting of chestnuts over a fire, and visitors are offered chestnuts to taste.

The two festival dates mark different periods in the course of the year. You can weigh the month details and the fixed July date separately when making your personal plans.

Historical evidence, fixed dates and seasonal customs thus form distinct planning levels, without requiring you to combine them into a single focus.

Nature

The Cueva de Cullalvera is part of a 12-kilometre-long karst complex. Its entrance is framed by a densely vegetated Cantabrian holm oak forest of high ecological value. Inside the Cueva de Cullalvera, there is a 400-metre-long walkway adapted for people with reduced mobility.

The Cueva de Covalanas contains eighteen hinds, a stag, a horse, an aurochs, a possible hybrid figure and rectangular signs. From its car park, the Cueva de Covalanas can be reached via a 650-metre-long uphill footpath.

The distances of 400 metres and 650 metres allow for a direct comparison of lengths; the terms walkway and uphill footpath also represent different types of route.

For planning purposes, you can consider the natural environment, route type and extent of walking as separate aspects, rather than placing all the cave information in a single category.

Other places: Roiz, Nates, Argüébanes, Viérnoles, Sollagua, Cabanzón, Totero and Sierra De Ibio.

Hiking

The Ruta de las Cuevas passes through El Valle del Silencio and offers views of the Pared del Eco, which is designated as a Lugar de Interés Geológico.

The Ruta de las Cuevas is a circular hiking trail that passes by the entrances to the caves of Ramales de la Victoria.

For planning a day in Ramales de la Victoria, the aforementioned cave destinations and the hiking route can be considered as different components. This allows visitors to weigh up a fixed date, a historic site, a cave visit and a circular hike without combining these focuses into a single excursion profile.

For the overarching travel overview: Cantabria.