• Village: Benaojan
• Area: Serrania of Ronda
• Province: Malaga (Andalusia, Spain)
• Coordinateses:
- Geo.
Lat. 36º 41´ 33.06" N
Long. 5º 16´ 7.51" W
- UTM
X: 297300.88
Y: 4063227.87
Benaojan
The cave of La Pileta is
situated at 670 m of altitude in the south slope of the boulder of Las
Mesas , a rocky
hill located between the mountain range of El Palo and the mountain range of Juan Diego,
which runs pararell to the Guadiaro river, fifting its bed to the south of Benaojan.
One accede to the place by the highway
MA-8401, that 4,5 km from Benaojan in the direction to Cortes de la Frontera has a
desviation towards an esplanade where to park the vehicles. From there you ascend on a
stone stair-way
to the entrance of the Cave.
It is also possible to arrive by train until the stations of Benaojan - Montejaque or
Jimera de Líbar, but there are no public transports from the train station to La
Pileta.
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Natural Surrounding
The surrounding of the
Cave are a powerful grayish white limestone massif, profiled on a max. of altitude of
1.400 m and that constitues the Málaga part of the Natural Park Sierra of Grazalema
From the vantage point in where the Cave is, you enjoy excellentes
views, a rough land underlining the singular plain that opens to our feet down hillside:
the valley of the Cave. We are in the rock domain, lack of all vegetation except species
that grows in its fissures along with some bushes and trees that occupies the slight
available ground. The formation with karstic origin abounds and the limestone is, it if
has been occupied by water, dangerously sharpened.
A varied fauna gives life to this
beautiful space, a paradise for the numerous wild goats, birds, mammals and reptiles.
Virtual Tour (videos
- images - Google Maps)
Pileta Cave |
Benaojan |
Grazalema N. P.
Visit the
Cave
The Cave is open every day
of the year. The visit schedule is from 10 to 13 hours and 16 to 18 hours. From the 1st of
November to the 15th of April the schedule of the afternoom is limited from 18 to 17
hours.
The visits are obligatorily with a guide (they speak some
English) and last approximatly one hour. The maximum group size is
25, so if you come on a busy day you may have to wait for a place.
The visit is not
recommend for persons with heart problems or agility problems.
Temperature: 15ºC. No cameras or video
allowed.
Reserves: Reservations are only possible on nonfestive days and for the first
visit (10.00h) and for a group between 15 and 25 persons.
Tel: (34) 952167343
Suggestion: Have you
been to Pileta Cave? Visitors`Book
Temperature: 15ºC. 
No cameras or video
allowed. 
