The Cueva del Agua (Water Cave) is one of the least known karst formations in the south of the Iberian Peninsula. The limestone peaks that crown the Sierra de Alfacar conceal a natural environment that is one of the most interesting geological and scenic areas in the Sierra de Huétor National Park.
In the mid-20th century, the Cueva del Agua de la Alfaguara was identified as having geological features and fossil remains of fauna and flora from the Middle Pleistocene era (just under a million years ago), as well as a special plant and animal biodiversity that is still largely preserved.
The cave is situated high up on the hill and visitors can access it through a passageway that was excavated in the limestone rock to plunder its geological riches – agates and large stalactites – which can still be seen today adorning some of the commercial establishments and buildings in the city of Granada. The true entrance to the grotto was only possible from the summit, behind the holm oaks, bushes and gall oaks that hid it for millennia from the view of those who walked the trail between the Alfaguara and the Cruz de Víznar. A unique sight that is still there to be seen today.
