Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Holy Cave

Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Holy Cave, in Altura, Valencian Community, is a major sacred cave whose importance comes from the meeting of sacred use, architecture and historical memory. A long-established Marian cave sanctuary reached by pilgrims to a subterranean chapel associated with the Virgen de la Cueva Santa.

Regional tourism documentation links the Christian development of the cave sanctuary with a Marian image found in 1502. The natural cave near Altura subsequently became a focus of pilgrimage and was progressively adapted for worship while retaining the dramatic character of an underground sacred site.

Architecturally, the site is characterised by natural karst cave adapted as a sanctuary. Historic cave sanctuary and pilgrimage centre in inland Castellón. Religious accounts attribute miracles and answered petitions to the Virgen de la Cueva Santa after the early-16th-century discovery of the image.

Those claims are recorded only as devotional tradition and testimony, not as verified medical or supernatural facts. Religious use and pilgrimage at the site include Marian prayer, pilgrimage devotions, and Mass. Because worship, ceremonies and heritage visits can overlap, visitors should consult the official institution or the cited public authority for current access, service and visiting arrangements.