Archaeological sites
Touch history with your hand
You can see the trace of the Roman gold mining.
Las Cavenes
The Cavenes are mine stripping produced by the exploitation of the gold in Roman times. They are a characteristic landscape in which you can see the traces left in the ground by the extraction processes, transport, cleaning and accumulation of sterile between the first half of the century I AC, and the end of II century AC, exceptionally kept by the fossilization of the landscape.
Historical Data
- Architecture:
- Archaeology site
- Construction:
- Mines
- Historical Period:
- Roman
Address
La Dehesa. Carretera. C-515 KM. 58,300. El Cabaco. 37621 Salamanca.
Telephone: 923 454 108 / 923 454 016
Fax: 923 449 075
Email: ayuntamiento@el-cabaco.com
Website: http://www.el-cabaco.com
More information
Tourist Office of Salamanca
P/ Mayor, 32. Salamanca. 37002 Salamanca.
Telephone: 902 302 002 / 923 218 342
Fax: 923 263 409
Email: informacion@turismodesalamanca.com
Website: http://www.salamanca.es
Opening hours
- Summer July, 1 – August, 31):
- Tuesday to saturday: 11:00 – 14:00 and 16:30 – 19:30
- Sunday: 11:00 – 14:00
- Closed: monday
- Closed in the afternoon: sunday
- Winter September, 1 – June, 30):
- Saturdays and sundays: 12:00 – 14:00 and 16:00 – 18:00
- Closed: monday to friday
- Holly Week April, 7 – April, 16):
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Holidays: 11:30 – 13:30 and 16:30 – 19:30
Tickets
- General: 2 €
- Reduced: 1.5 €
Remarks: TEMPORARILY CLOSED Tel. 923 45 40 16 Guided tours for groups with advanced reservation
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