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Tito Bustillo tips

Wanted to post something before I forget. First, tickets won’t be easy to get if you wait to the last minute, especially for the free Wednesdays. I just went on a Thursday and it didn’t feel crowded (the museum was very sparse) but there were people who were there for the Cuevona de Ardines (big cave, no paintings) and had to come back the next day to see Tito. The website is filled with good info, including what times don’t coordinate between the two caves. If you’re coming in Wednesday, start thinking about tickets a couple months before if you're particular about a time.

The cuevona is only about a half hour visit or so. You go up some stairs and into a large cavern where you get some explanation of it. It’s worth seeing if you can.

Tito Bastillo is the main event. Both of these tours are in Spanish. For Tito, there are a couple options to make it more understandable if your Spanish isn’t great. After the main gate of the caves but before you go in, there is a QR code outside before the bridge going over to Tito. It links to a tour in English. The problem is you can’t take pics so if it’s in your phone, you’d have to have it out to stop and start the recording. I don’t know how they’d feel about someone having a phone out. Probably not great since photos are not allowed. If you have a smart watch that might work. I didn’t have my earphones with me so didn’t try this to tell you if it would be useful. The recording is abt 15 minutes long so there isn’t really time to listen to it before going in. What I’d recommend is to start in the museum, and make sure you get to the video in area 4. It’s not long and gives an overview of the paintings. The rest of the museum, which isn’t large, also has info on how the caves formed that the guides review. It’s a nice little museum and worth seeing anyway, but doing some of it before the cave visit would be helpful. You’re allowed back in after.

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Thank you. Going there in June and have my tickets already. This is very helpful.

Matt

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On our visit the guide was very careful to be sure that we saw exactly what he was showing. My Spanish is rudimentary traveler on my best day. With some research you will be able to follow along. I have been on two cave tours where I didn't speak the language but both were great.
Brad

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Agree with Brad that the guides are very good. He shines the flashlight at what he’s describing and “flickers” it at a point to imitate flame lighting. I suppose if I had big problems with the spanish, I could have asked a question in English. But the rest of the group was Spanish so he couldn’t be expected to do a while to help me out, which is why I recommend the museum first if possible. It’s still an amazing experience. The cave painters showed some perspective better than artists thousands of years later.