La Graja Cave Trail

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RECOMMENDATIONS

• Compared to COVID19, keep a safe distance and wear a mask, avoid crowding and contact with surfaces, wash your hands frequently, use hydroalcoholic gel and consult the digital materials available. Take care of your health and that of others.
• Collaborate to avoid fires. Do not throw cigarettes or any other object that produces combustion.
• By consuming local products and having local businesses you will contribute to rural development.
• Live respectfully with the local people and other users. Respect private goods and properties.
• Travel in a sustainable way: public transport, cycling, walking, car sharing
• Noise is another form of pollution. In silence you will enjoy your experience more.
• Make it easy for people with special needs to use it.
• Trash does not come back alone. Take it with you to the nearest container. Reduce, reuse, recycle.
• Don't leave a trace of your passage through nature.
• Practice responsible tourism and be committed to the environment. Be a true ecotourist!
• Respect the facilities made available to you. We all pay for their maintenance.
• Consult the weather forecast before starting your activity.
• Avoid going out alone. If you do, inform other people of the route and time of return.
• Be extremely careful in adverse conditions and in the occasional presence of animals or motor vehicles.
• Find out beforehand if there is any hunting activity.
• Bring water, sun protection, suitable clothing and footwear.
• Carry a mobile phone with a sufficient battery in case of emergency (112), but remember that there is not always coverage.
• Do not disturb or feed the animals. You will negatively alter their behaviour.
• For your safety and that of the environment, do not leave the marked path or take shortcuts.
• Remember that it is forbidden to capture animals, light fires, fish and collect plants or minerals.
• If you bring a dog, keep it on a leash and make sure it does not disturb other animals or people.
• Your safety is our concern, but it is your responsibility.

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DESCRIPTION

The paintings have different shades, which can range from chestnut to more or less dark red. These colours were obtained by means of pigments of mineral origin, iron oxide and ferruginous clays, mixed with animal fat. The schematic painting is difficult and complex to interpret, and is mainly linked to the social structure of the groups in the area and the tasks they practised: gathering, hunting and grazing.

The paintings we see inside are quite abstract, with relatively thick strokes. Possibly made with one's own fingers, or with a crushed twig in the form of a rustic brush. Several representations appear: zoomorphic and anthropomorphic figures. Some of the human figures are accompanied by decorations such as feathers, horns, weapons or other objects. The figure of an ocular, with tentacles and surrounded by human figures with arms in handle, attracts attention. Other representative paintings are those of two figures together and of an individual who seems to be feeding an animal.

In order to visit these paintings it is necessary to ask for the key at the Town Hall of Jimena or at the Chapel of the Virgin of Cánava, next to its beautiful square with a magnificent fountain with several spouts, and with a thick grove of trees around it, located just before the start of the path.