Cuevas del Caballero

Artenara has many archaeological sites where it shows the importance of this point of the island in the development of the population one of the must-see places are the Caves of the Knight strong>. This site is a set of 12 artificial caves that nature has been transforming and that is distributed by a platform facing south with stunning views over the Bentayga and the Tejeda basin strong>. These caves are in the Risco Chapín, which is part of both the Tejeda and Artenara.

The caves have lost many archaeological elements due to the fact that over the decades they have been used by shepherds to keep their livestock, others have also been used as dwellings. In spite of them, if you can see in three of the caves rock representations, such is the importance of Cuevas del Caballero which is associated with the magic-religious rituals of the ancient inhabitants, there is even the legend that some women practiced witchcraft in them.

It is believed that this was indeed the case due to the presence of holes or bowls excavated in the floor of the cave and that were interconnected by channels.