Interpretation and
Information Centres
Interpretation and
Information Centres
Our centres are scattered throughout Las Médulas to show you the most valuable aspects of the Cultural and Natural Space
Addresses and contact
LAS MÉDULAS ARCHAEOLOGICAL LEARNING CENTRE. “Temporarily closed”
Carr. Carucedo, 0, 24442 Las Médulas, León, Spain
CASA DEL PARQUE DE CARUCEDO
C/ de Abajo, s/n 24442 Carucedo, León, Spain
T. +34 987 42 06 22
LAS MÉDULAS VISITOR RECEPTION CENTRE
C/ General, s/n 24442, Las Médulas (Carucedo), León, Spain
T. +34 987 42 07 08
Useful insights
Located in the village of Priaranza del Bierzo, Cornatel Castle is 16.7 kilometres outside of Ponferrada and 12 kilometres away from the village of Las Médulas. It has a parking area, guided tours and astro-tourism activities.
Rates
Individual €3, groups (minimum 20 people) €1.5 and people over 65 years old or with disabilities €1.
All of them provide essential information on the different ways of approaching your visit in person, depending on your interest and the length of your stay.
Recommendations
We provide you with the essential information on the different ways of planning your visit in person, depending on your interests and the length of your stay.
Casa del Parque
de Carucedo
Aula arqueológica
de Las Médulas
Centro de Recepción de Visitantes de Las Médulas
Las Médulas Archaeological Learning Centre
In the village of Las Médulas, the Archaeological Learning Centre opens its doors to offer an excellent educational installation explaining the evolution from the pre-Roman landscape to the Roman one, as well as the social context that accompanied this historical process. It also explains the technical specialisation in the trades and use of the natural resources of its inhabitants so that mining in Las Médulas prospered.
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Entrance fees:
individual €2, groups (over 15 people) €1.5 per person. Seniors over 65 years old €1.5 and children (up to 8 years old) free. Guided tours cost from €40 to €150 depending on the route chosen and the group of participants.
Useful insights
The Learning Centre also provides an understanding of the way of life of the Astures who originally inhabited Las Médulas when the Romans arrived, their way of living and exploiting the natural and mineral resources of the area and how they were subdued by the colonisation of the Roman Empire.
This is a didactic enclave where you can learn to identify the different working areas of gold mining at Las Médulas (hydraulic system, galleries, evacuation channels, lakes, etc.) and their importance for the extractive activity that made it the largest open-pit gold mine in the Roman Empire.
Casa del Parque de Carucedo
In the village of Carucedo, the Casa del Parque, located near the lake, offers an overview and a dizzying immersion in the capacity of human beings to transform the environment.
Useful insights
Sustainability is an inseparable part of the survival of a cultural heritage and its natural environment as outstanding as Las Médulas. The Casa del Parque extends this message of consideration for the environment through a fun, interactive exhibition that uses information and games to promote the incorporation of sustainability into people’s everyday habits.
This delves into the exceptional mining work and Rome’s knowledge of the geology of the place in order to establish such a huge mining operation in the landscape of Las Médulas more than two millennia ago.
There is nothing better than seeing how the mountains of Las Médulas were modified when you see the ramp at the entrance. It shows with image and sound the transformations that Las Médulas underwent due to human action to reach the beautiful landscape that its topography reveals today.
The museum space, which is accessible to all visitors, adds an exhibition of the trades that have traditionally been linked to the territory, such as agriculture, chestnut growing and vineyards, through a display of the ethnographic heritage of Las Médulas and its cultural evolution as life has changed over time.
Visitor Reception Centre
The Visitor Reception Centre, located in the village of Las Médulas, is an essential visit at the beginning of a trip to the Cultural Space. Its panels explain to the newcomer what awaits further along the tour and experienced staff members are happy to offer the visitor the many cultural resources available and suggest the different routes to visit them.
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The Visitor Reception Centre has access for people with reduced mobility and has panels with information written in Braille so that no one is left without knowing the extraordinary history that makes Las Médulas such an attractive place worldwide.
Tips from other travellers
Located 400 metres from the car park, the Visitor Reception Centre is an informative facility from which expert-guided visits to the Las Valiñas Cirque are organised for a first point of contact with the heritage of Las Médulas. The interpretative activity of the guides on this circular route will later help anyone to recognise other mining traces in the landscape without difficulty.
Whether visiting as a hiker or cyclist, their advice is tailored to your interests and time available. These recommendations encourage you to approach Las Médulas at a different pace, one that allows you to discover its magic and fully enjoy every minute you spend in such a fascinating landscape.
Inspiration for your trip
The personalised information they provide according to the interests of visitors is the best way to ensure an unforgettable stay.
Las Médulas form a Cultural Space that begins with the union between water and the human hand to lead it into the interior of the mountains.
The Las Médulas Foundation is a non-profit organisation created with the aim of researching, conserving and disseminating the heritage of the Cultural and Natural Space of Las Médulas.
