Archaeological sites
Touch history with your hand
Fortified village on the top of a hill.
The Neolithic fortified settlement of the Raso
A fortified settlement looking for the natural protection of Sierra de Gredos, settled here. It got to have more than 3000 inhabitants. It had a wall of 2 km in length and between 2 and 3 m in width as protection.
The wall was ordered to demolish by Romans, who forced the Vettones to forsake the village. Nowadays a part of the wall and the structures of many houses can be seen, following a path with educational signs.
Some cave paintings can also be seen in the way that goes from Castro de El Raso to ‘Collado Braguillas’.
Historical Data
- Architecture:
- Archaeology site
- Construction:
- Neolithic fortified settlement
- Historical Period:
- Iron Age, Celt (Vetton)
Address
Candeleda. 05480 Ávila.
Telephone: 920 380 001 (AYTO)
Website: https://ayuntamientocandeleda.es/castro-celta-de-el-raso/
Website: https://www.jcyl.es/jcyl/patrimoniocultural/GuiaLugaresArqueologicos/avila/04avila/index.html
More information
Tourist Office of Candeleda
C/ Corredera, 10. Candeleda. 05480 Ávila.
Telephone: 920 380 795
Email: oficinaturismo@ayuntamientocandeleda.es
Website: http://www.ayuntamientocandeleda.es
Tourist Office Regional of Ávila
Casa de las Carnicerías. C/ San Segundo, 17. Ávila. 05001 Ávila.
Telephone: 920 211 387
Fax: 920 253 717
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