Ribadesella: A Cave, a River and a Race
Asturias, Spain
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Ribadesella: A Cave, a River and a Race
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A group of young cavers found the painted gallery at Tito Bustillo in 1968 and named it after one of their number who died on a later expedition. It holds Palaeolithic painting of the first rank — a main panel of horses and deer in red and black, and a separate chamber of vulval engravings — and it is part of the Altamira World Heritage listing. The town sits where the Sella reaches the sea, so it is also the finish of the Descenso del Sella every August, and it has a seafront of indiano mansions built with money from the Americas.
Required Activities
1
of 5
Go into Tito Bustillo and find the main panel of horses and deer
2
of 5
Work out how it was found: young cavers in 1968, and who the cave is named after
3
of 5
Walk the seafront and find the indiano houses built with American money
4
of 5
Be at the bridge in August for the finish of the Descenso del Sella
5
of 5
Find the dinosaur footprints on the rocks along this coast, which are signposted from the town
Go into Tito Bustillo and find the main panel of horses and deer
Work out how it was found: young cavers in 1968, and who the cave is named after
Walk the seafront and find the indiano houses built with American money
Be at the bridge in August for the finish of the Descenso del Sella
Find the dinosaur footprints on the rocks along this coast, which are signposted from the town
Before you go
The Descenso del Sella finishes under the bridge in August.
Tito Bustillo is closed from roughly November to March and daily numbers are strictly capped — book months ahead.
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Challenge XP
250 XP
Spain country bonus
+100 XP
Potential total
350 XP
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