Tía Micaela: Covarrones-Cortes Interpretation Center

Discover the Troglodyte Heritage through an interesting visit to the Covarrones de Cortes Interpretation Center and visit the BIC cave Medieval fortress of Tía Micaela
Visit the Cortes y Graena Visitor Center.
Enjoy the explanatory videos and the exhibition of internationally awarded photos: between two lands.
Hike through the area and explore the Tía Micaela cave-shelter, which is one of the oldest samples of this type of cavities preserved in the context of the Guadix basin and the Alhama valley.
Experience the way of living and defending themselves of the inhabitants of La Cueva de la Tía Micaela, which is the sum of a group of cave dwellings made by the hand of man.
It is a shelter-type cave, they were excavated in the rock at the end of the 10th century or the beginning of the 11th by North African populations.
The Cueva de la Tía Micaela complex, located in the municipality of Cortes and Graena, is made up of different rooms distributed on three levels and linked together by corridors, stairs and communication wells: a true and exciting fortress excavated in the clay. The cave had a single access protected by a well, a machicolation and a mill wheel that blocked the entrance.
You will enter hand in hand with our guides who enjoy telling you every detail.

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.