Cervantes Cave
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About Cervantes Cave
A small cave in the Arcades pine wood, above the Jardin d'Essai in Belouizdad. Miguel de Cervantes is said to have hidden here during his escape attempt of 1577.
Miguel de Cervantes was captured by Algerian corsairs in 1575 and freed in 1580. In 1577, during an escape attempt, he is said to have hidden with other captives in a cave above the Jardin d'Essai. This cave lies in the pine wood of the Arcades.
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