Penicial

Penicial: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this cave: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Penicial

Season: Year-round; October to March is most comfortable, some caves flood in heavy rain.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Penicial — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.44675, -4.93763. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Penicial

• Palace of la Espriella en Villahormes · fort · Cantabria · ~4 km · Must-see
• Playa de Gulpiyuri · beach · Cantabria · ~5 km · Must-see
• San Antolín de Bedón · church · Cantabria · ~7 km · Must-see
• Iglesia de Santa Maria de Junco · fort · Asturias · ~13 km · Must-see
• Cueva de Tito Bustillo · cave · Asturias · ~13 km · Must-see
• Iglesia de San Salvador de Moru · church · Asturias · ~17 km · Must-see
• Iglesia de Santa María (Llanes) · church · Cantabria · ~19 km · Must-see
• European long distance path E9 east Asturies · trek · Asturias · ~19 km · Must-see
• Ermita de Santo Medero · church · Asturias · ~20 km · Must-see
• Basílica de Covadonga · church · Asturias · ~22 km · Must-see
• Royal Collegiate church of San Fernando · fort · Asturias · ~23 km · Must-see
• Santa Cueva · cave · Asturias · ~23 km · Must-see
• Church of Santa María de Llas · fort · Cantabria · ~23 km · Must-see
• Capilla de Santa Cruz "El altar de la victoria" · church · Asturias · ~23 km · Must-see
• Puente Romano · fort · Asturias · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lago Enol · lake · Asturias · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lagos de Covadonga · trek · Asturias · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lago de la Ercina · lake · Asturias · ~25 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Penicial

Other caves near Penicial

• Cueva de Tito Bustillo · cave · Asturias · ~13 km · Must-see
• Santa Cueva · cave · Asturias · ~23 km · Must-see
• Cueva del Sidrón · cave · Asturias · ~40 km · Must-see
• Cave of Chufín · cave · Cantabria · ~53 km · Must-see
• Cueva de El Soplao · cave · Cantabria · ~57 km · Must-see
• Cave of Altamira · cave · Cantabria · ~83 km · Must-see
• Cueva de Hornos de la Peña · cave · Cantabria · ~95 km · Must-see
• Cueva de Valporquero · cave · León · ~98 km · Must-see
• Cave of Las Caldas · cave · Asturias · ~100 km · Must-see
• Cueva de Las Monedas · cave · Cantabria · ~100 km · Must-see

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