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Santuario de la Cueva Santa(Altura)

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The Sanctuary of the Cueva Santa is located near Montmayor. The cave, also known as “del Latonero”, was used as a refuge by shepherds. One of them must have left an image of Our Lady there. Years later, the Virgin appeared to another shepherd who was spending the night in the cave, and she pointed out where he could find the image. The image of the elderly Virgin Mary wearing a widow’s costume which, despite the humidity in the chasm, has hardly deteriorated after the years.

At the bottom of the chasm, a modest chapel dedicated to "Ntra. Sra. de la Cueva Santa", built at the end of the seventeenth century with thick walls. Next to the grotto, on the outside, there is an inn whose antiquity dates back to the 16th century. Popular lodging for pilgrims and traditional resort for many visitors until recently.

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