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El Castillo and other caves in N Spain - tour guides?

I’m a prehistory nerd designing a trip through northern Spain w my husband, focusing in part on cave art and symbols. I understand Altamira only has the reconstruction open, but I believe El Castillo and a few other caves allow visitors to see the real thing. Several years ago I hired a private tour guide recommended by Rick when I visited the caves in the Dordogne and it was a lifetime travel highlight for me, but I haven’t found similar recs for Spanish cave guides. Anyone here in the forums have recommendations? Thanks y’all!

EDITED TO ADD: To be clear, I am looking for recommendations for individuals or tour companies who conduct private tours of caves in Northern Spain, not general information about which caves to visit.

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All caves in the Cantabria and Asturias regions have to be visited with a previous booking and the visit can only be done with a guide that works at the caves. You cannot visit it without the cave guide specific for that cave. If you want to visit El Castillo (and I would combine it with Las Monedas, just a fifteen minute walk away and same place for tickets), for a guide in English you have to write them and ask for a private visit in English. The cost is 90eur per cave, as it costs the same as for a full group in Spanish (9 persons).

https://cuevas.culturadecantabria.com/en/