Cuevas de los Murciélagos, La Palma

#13 among attractions in La Palma

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The Cuevas de los Murciélagos are a complex of two volcanic caves on La Palma, Canary Islands. They are located at the Nacientes de Marcos y Cordero near the municipality of San Andrés y Sauces in the north of the island. Cueva de los Murciélagos I is located in an altitude of 1220 m, Cueva de los Murciélagos II in an altitude of 1000 m. Both caves have a length of 100 m. The access is not difficult. Though it is a descending tube it is good to walk. On the endpoint of the Cueva de los Murciélagos I is a small firepit in the soil which is slightly more complicated to access. In some areas it has a steep slope. It's a rather old cave where erosion caused by the years is evident, hence the debris is very abundant and they are large blocks of terrestrial material. ()

Length: 328 ftCoordinates: 28°45'45"N, 17°50'24"W

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Cuevas de los Murciélagos – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Roque de los Muchachos, Punta Cumplida Lighthouse, Idafe Rock, Isaac Newton Telescope.

2.8 miW
Rocky summit and the island's highest
Roque de los Muchachos, El Paso
71 min walk • Perched on the edge of the Caldera de Taburiente National Park, the Roque de los Muchachos is an iconic natural monument in the municipality of El Paso, nestled on the beautiful island of La Palma, Spain. This majestic peak, rising to an altitude of 2,426 meters, is...
6.5 miNE
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Punta Cumplida Lighthouse, La Palma
165 min walk • Punta Cumplida Lighthouse is an active 19th century Spanish lighthouse on the Canary island of La Palma in the municipality of Barlovento.
4.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Idafe Rock, Caldera de Taburiente National Park
104 min walk • Idafe Rock is a natural stone pillar located in Caldera de Taburiente National Park on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands. The Guanches, worshipped the Idafe Rock, identifying it as an Axis Mundi. Should it collapse, great catastrophes would befall the world.
2.3 miW
Observatories and planetariums
Isaac Newton Telescope, La Palma
58 min walk • The Isaac Newton Telescope or INT is a 2.54 m optical telescope run by the Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes at Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma in the Canary Islands since 1984.
2.3 miW
Observatories and planetariums
Isaac Newton Telescope, Garafía
58 min walk • The Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes or ING consists of three optical telescopes: the William Herschel Telescope, the Isaac Newton Telescope, and the Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope, operated by a collaboration between the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council, the Dutch NWO and the Spanish IAC.
3.3 miW
Observatories and planetariums
Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, La Palma
85 min walk • Roque de los Muchachos Observatory is an astronomical observatory located in the municipality of Garafía on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain.
3 miW
Observatories and planetariums
MAGIC, La Palma
78 min walk • MAGIC is a system of two Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes situated at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma, one of the Canary Islands, at about 2200 m above sea level.
2.5 miW
Observatories and planetariums
William Herschel Telescope, La Palma
65 min walk • The William Herschel Telescope is a 4.20-metre optical/near-infrared reflecting telescope located at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain. The telescope, which is named after William Herschel, is part of the Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes.
3 miW
Observatories and planetariums, Shopping
Galileo National Telescope, La Palma
78 min walk • The Galileo National Telescope, is a 3.58-meter Italian telescope, located at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain.
2.5 miW
Observatories and planetariums
Swedish Solar Telescope, La Palma
63 min walk • The Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope is a refracting solar telescope at Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, La Palma in the Canary Islands. It is run by the Institute for Solar Physics of Stockholm University.
2.5 miW
Observatories and planetariums
Dutch Open Telescope, La Palma
64 min walk • The Dutch Open Telescope is an optical solar telescope located on Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, La Palma. With a main mirror of 45 centimeters, it can reach an 0.2 arcsec resolution for sustained periods. For further optimization of the images, the DOT uses the image despeckle mechanism.