Cuevas del Diablo
Cuevas del Diablo
3.5
10:15 AM - 9:30 PM
Monday
10:15 AM - 9:00 PM
Tuesday
10:15 AM - 9:00 PM
Wednesday
10:15 AM - 9:00 PM
Thursday
10:15 AM - 9:00 PM
Friday
10:15 AM - 9:00 PM
Saturday
10:15 AM - 9:30 PM
Sunday
10:15 AM - 9:00 PM
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- Pauline Cass87 contributionsCaves of Diablo. Alcala del JucarThis was my second visit to the caves. On this occasion as I was leaving I met Diablo. Small entrance fee but this does include a drink at bar inside the caves. Full of lots of memorabilia. situated in a fabulous town and wonderful views of River Jucar Well worth a visit. A lot of steps so not maybe suitable for anyone with walking disabilities. Children will love it.Visited May 2024Traveled with friendsWritten May 22, 2024
- marzymarzyFauglia, Italy2,051 contributionsOriginal visit .. to do once in a lifetime!I had parked at the top of the village near the castle and to avoid redoing the uphill journey I thought I would try this experience. Price euro 3.50 including a drink at the end of the course, not bad as a cost! You enter the mountain dug piece by piece in past periods, are exposed several memorabilia that without a great sense of logic are put a little here and a little la..tunnel but nice fresh and original illuminated even with LED lights that make it all very special. Arrived almost at the exit a nice guy explained to me a bit the history of this truly unique place... I think that for the price you have to go here to live a little history of the life of this treasure chest of Spanish beauty! I suggest itVisited August 2024Traveled soloWritten August 5, 2024
- MirobrigenseSalamanca, Spain1,060 contributionsDon't miss it.A very peculiar museum with old items, some super long and amazing passages as you walk through it. Ideal place to go with children. It's pretty accessible. Every detail has its reason, we started upstairs and ended up in Calle San Lorenzo, so when we went to the bar we only had to go downstairs (they are like 5 floors). But it's worth it and at the end is the owner with a big smile to say goodbye. The ticket invites you to drink.Visited August 2024Traveled with familyWritten August 16, 2024
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Janice S
Mylor Bridge, UK379 contributions
Dec 2022 • Couples
Diablo caves are a quirky tourist attraction full of eccentricity. A network of empty underground corridors & cave rooms stuffed with bizarre items and an emporium of photographs of Diablo the owner, a nice chap who's clearly very proud of himself. Diablo's lovely & friendly black dog welcomed us even opening the door for us. There's nothing in English to explain the history of the caves although a website link explains their origins in 1905 which are far from historically interesting, they were later purchased by Diablo and his family as a tourist attraction. Visitors should be aware that there is an internal staircase akin to a fire escape of over 110 stairs to climb which takes you to a viewing area & eventually an exit just along from the castle. The problem is that you can't leave the caves to visit the castle whilst you're up there and have to descend over 110 internal stairs again to get the free drink at the bar & then only to have the walk back upto the castle if you're visiting that attraction as well. It's all a bit bizarre but it's not expensive at €3.50 with a free drink at the end, it's worth a visit once but not something that you'd do twice.
Written December 2, 2022
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Sara H
Oxford, UK27 contributions
Sep 2020
Visited end of September during pandemic so pretty quiet in town and tourist spots. A bit of fun visiting these caves - 3 euro entry but then at the end when you have scaled the caves you can order a free drink at the bar. Retired bull fighter Diablo is behind the attraction and I think used to run a nightclub there which would have been fab. It’s full of odds and sods of eccentricities and quirks and at the height of summer must serve as a cool retreat. Worth a day trip to this town if you are a standard tourist but you would probably stay longer if you were after an outdoor activities type experience because of the river and canyon.
Written October 10, 2020
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Judike2
United Kingdom402 contributions
May 2023 • Couples
El Diablo the owner greeted us with a huge smile and a huge moustache. His photos are all around of people he has met and some of his Matador days. Unusual place, full of old stuff. The long tunnel takes you through the rock to the other side where you find a lovely terrace by the bar. Get a free drink, enjoy the view and absorb the strangeness of the place. The staircase leads you to the exit higher up in the town. Closes at 7pm. Interesting place in an equally interesting town.
Written May 11, 2023
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Laura G
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Oct 2023 • Couples
There are no words to describe the feeling that it can give you to be scammed in such a disguised way as a “visit to the town's heritage” to end up exhibiting such egocentrism and narcissism of an unpleasant geek who makes money off of your deception.
The experience is traumatic, unpleasant and vomiting.
You start in a cave where there is nothing, not even some information, no history, no cleanliness. You begin to walk through corridors and climb floors until you end up in a bar where they give you a drink at a cost of 10 cents or less of investment (bad beer, red wine from a liter bottle...), but the worst is yet to come: walls wrapped in screenshots of a man with a mustache in different programs on nineties television as if he were someone important and the only thing it reflects is a mix between JesĂşs Gil and RodrĂguez MenĂ©ndez. To anticipate, all his photos are showing him pretending to be a bullfighter, poet, businessman from Alcalá, TV talk show host and a good little Nicolás, coincidentally 90% of the photos with women (coincidence?) and the other 10% with Iniesta. Accompanied all this with stuffed animals for the love of art, including a bull.
If you want to keep your €3.5 and invest it in something better, do not participate in this absurdity that should end.
The experience is traumatic, unpleasant and vomiting.
You start in a cave where there is nothing, not even some information, no history, no cleanliness. You begin to walk through corridors and climb floors until you end up in a bar where they give you a drink at a cost of 10 cents or less of investment (bad beer, red wine from a liter bottle...), but the worst is yet to come: walls wrapped in screenshots of a man with a mustache in different programs on nineties television as if he were someone important and the only thing it reflects is a mix between JesĂşs Gil and RodrĂguez MenĂ©ndez. To anticipate, all his photos are showing him pretending to be a bullfighter, poet, businessman from Alcalá, TV talk show host and a good little Nicolás, coincidentally 90% of the photos with women (coincidence?) and the other 10% with Iniesta. Accompanied all this with stuffed animals for the love of art, including a bull.
If you want to keep your €3.5 and invest it in something better, do not participate in this absurdity that should end.
Written October 28, 2023
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Suefconnell
Rowlands Castle, UK23 contributions
Oct 2022
What a fantastic place! Situated half way up the hillside in the very pretty town of Alcala del Jucar, it is full of artefacts, photos and different areas to explore. Only 3.50 euros entry, and includes a drink at the bar, where you can enjoy the magnificent view looking over the river. El Diablo was there greeting and chatting to everyone, quite an eccentric character! This place is a must if you are in the area.
Written October 7, 2022
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Pioneer10354797469
1 contribution
Jan 2024 • Couples
Tremendous scam.
It's not worth the visit. A cave only with photos of the man who takes it with some famous people and as a talk show host on a telecircus.
The odd object that was used in the past in the countryside but a lot of rubbish with no meaning or cultural character.
I do not recommend it.
It's not worth the visit. A cave only with photos of the man who takes it with some famous people and as a talk show host on a telecircus.
The odd object that was used in the past in the countryside but a lot of rubbish with no meaning or cultural character.
I do not recommend it.
Written January 7, 2024
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Hector C
3 contributions
Dec 2024 • Family
It's a delusional place. At the door a gentleman who looks like he was taken from 1970 in the most extreme version of the rancid Spanish tourist business. Inside, it gives you a great idea of the caves, but it is full of photos of the aforementioned and dirty junk. It's expensive and expensive. The gentleman is not funny but he is so narcissistic and makes himself heard with canned jokes. A place that bears witness to how Spain was destroyed. Terrible. Terrifying.
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Written December 27, 2024
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Steve H
United Kingdom2,315 contributions
Oct 2013 • Couples
Alcala del Jucar is in the Albacette area located about 200 Km from Alicante, approaching across a high plain is is difficult to see this small town but follow the signs and you enter thru vertical cliff walls down a steep hill in to an amazing little town with steep walking streets, houses built in to the cliffs and a fantastic green coloured river cascading thru the village in to a lido pool area which is perfect for cooling down. Very Spanish speaking but no problem as with all non speaking Spanish visitors, there are enough English speakers to assist. Wonder around the steep streets and enjoy fantastic photo shoot places, the lido/pool area is brilliant and there is the option to do some rafting. There are many bars, restaurants and hostels, just order the menu del dia, Euro20 for 2 including a bottle of good wine, water, and 3 course meal, brilliant. If you want, you can just buy from the baker a pie or bread etc and sit by the river/lido. There is an old bull fighting ring which is being restored but not for fighting, the village is so beautiful it is amazing that more tourist do not know about this place, probably best to avoid July/August when most of Spain go on holiday. Not the best place if you have difficulty walking but even then the centre of the village is easy and you can still see the surrounding houses built in to the cliffs, still worth that visit.
Written January 15, 2014
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MacBrowns
Calgary, Canada4 contributions
Aug 2011
We visited Cuevas del Diablo after seeing the castle (also awesome). It was a short walk down some switchbacks in the hillside town. I was totally expecting a small cave inside, but the thing went on forever! I think we went right through to the other side! Then it went down, down, down (106 steps if I counted right), and led us into the bar Cuevas del Diablo where we got a refreshing drink. For only 3 euros per person, it was well worth it. Included drinks, kids were free, but they still got drinks at the end. I would highly recommend checking out this unique spot. It was also quite a relief to get out of the heat of the sun!
Written August 17, 2011
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Bartosz R
Gdansk, Poland7 contributions
Jan 2012 • Friends
El Diablo - owner of the caves is funny guy with a good sense of humor. Before he retire he was matador (maybe still is). HE own the caves and nice resteurant "el Mirador" near the Alcala del Jucar.
In caves we can see interesting collection of agriculture antiques from the country, and some other old things. In the center cave owner placed disco & bar.
To enter you must pay 3 Euro (it's worth it).
In caves we can see interesting collection of agriculture antiques from the country, and some other old things. In the center cave owner placed disco & bar.
To enter you must pay 3 Euro (it's worth it).
Written January 29, 2012
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Hola. Me gustarĂa saber cuánto tiempo se tarda en recorrer las cuevas y disfrutar de las mismas. Quiero reservar en un restaurante de allĂ y no me gustarĂa ir con prisa. Muchas gracias con antelaciĂłn.
Written September 26, 2018
Hola buenas. Llevo 3 años encerrado en las cuevas y no logró salir.
Written November 24, 2018
Un par de dĂas, uno para ver el pueblo y otro para hacer senderismo por los alrededores. Además, verlo por la noche vale mucho la pena.
Written November 19, 2016
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