The Cueva de la Pileta is a karst cave of great archaeological value located in the municipality of Benaoján, in the Serranía de Ronda, in the province of Málaga. Its main interest lies in the Paleolithic cave art preserved in several galleries, along with Neolithic remains and later schematic paintings. It was discovered in 1905 and declared a Historic-Artistic Monument in 1924, today recognized as an Asset of Cultural Interest. During the visit, the visitor can walk through rooms and passages where animal figures painted in ochre, red and black appear, as well as signs and compositions from different prehistoric phases. The cave stands out for the density and variety of its representations, considered a reference of parietal art in the Iberian Peninsula and, according to the informative bibliography, one of the great caves with prehistoric art outside the Cantabrian area. From the visitor's point of view, the most valuable thing is the direct reading of the walls: deer, goats, horses and other motifs follow one another in a dark and humid space, with an atmosphere very different from the limestone exterior of the Sierra de Grazalema and the Serranía de Ronda. The cave is open all year round by reservation, and access requires climbing a steep section with 101 steps, so it is not suitable for people with reduced mobility. The best time to visit the cave is outside the days of maximum affluence, especially in low season and mid-morning, when visits tend to be quieter. The temperature inside is stable, so the choice of time depends more on the flow of visitors than the weather outside.
