a r t i c l e i n f o The cave known as La Peña de Candamo (Asturias, Northern Spain) was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2008. That same year a comprehensive study of the cave was resumed, which had not been undertak-en since its discovery in 1914. Current research being carried out has made it possible to locate a new area decorated with paintings and carvings, and in which evidence of human occupation has also been detected. This area is called the " Gallery of Batiscias " , located at the bottom of the cavity next to a small cone of clogged scree that seals off a now-blocked entry from the outside. Dating through Uranium series and 14 C, has enabled us to estimate the chronology of the archaeological evidence located in this area (lithic industry, ochres, bones and carbons), where the artistry was also carried out. Analyses have also allowed us to identify the Palaeolithic access points to this decorated gallery. In this regard, the U/Th Holocene age obtained for the speleothems that seal the corridor connecting the Great Hall to the Gallery of Batiscias indicates that circulation between the two areas was possible in the Palaeolithic age. In addition, the 28 ky dating obtained for the carbonate crust that seals the scree over the exit to the outside from the gallery shows that, as from that moment, access was only possible from the Great Hall.