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Las Médulas
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Location: Carucedo, Bierzo, León, Castile and León, Spain
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May 23, 2024
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•September 10, 2022
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Considered the largest open-pit gold mine in the entire Roman Empire, the engineering work that was carried out to extract the gold considerably altered the environment of the area, resulting in an unusual landscape of reddish sand covered with chestnut and oak trees.
The large earthworks that followed formed artificial plains that serve as access roads to other areas such as Lake Carucedo, formed in turn by the clogging of a valley with mine waste, and considered a protected wetland.
•June 19, 2025
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A 15-minute film documentary about it (although only available in German) is available in the ARD media library as part of the highly recommended series "Treasures of the World - Heritage of Humanity" =>> zdf.de/swr/schaetze-der-welt/page-video-ard-las-mdulas-und-seine-goldminen-spanien-100.html
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02:21
240m
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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.
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02:55
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14.3km
04:19
410m
410m
Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.
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Elevation 800 m
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Location: Carucedo, Bierzo, León, Castile and León, Spain