RISCO DE LA ZORRERA ROCK-SHELTERS

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Tipo de sitio:
Rock-Shelters

Lugar de localización: Risco de La Zorrera
Localidad: El Raso
Municipio: Candeleda (Ávila)
Región: Castilla y León
País: España
Página Web: http://www.turismocastillayleon.com/es/servicios/oficinas-turismo/oficina-turismo-candeleda

Entorno Natural:

The site is in the mountains of the Central System, on the edge of Sierra de Gredos. In the southern foothills of the sierra, the paintings are in the centre of a large granite block.

Evidencias arqueológicas del sitio:

Schematic art is one of the least common prehistoric phenomena in the province of Ávila. Only three sites are known: Peña Mingovela in Ojos Albos, Canto de Cuervo and La Atalaya in Muñopepe, and Risco de la Zorrera at the foot of Pico Almanzor on the southern slopes of Sierra de Gredos.

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Horarios de apertura:

To visit the Etnographic Museum of Candeleda: https://ayuntamientocandeleda.es/museo-etnografico/

Acceso y reservas:

Destinos culturales cercanos:

Majada de Pastores de Braguillas (100 m). Freillo Hill-fort (7m by road, 2 km on foot). Puerto del Pico Old Road (52 km).

Destinos naturales cercanos:

Sierra de Gredos. Tiétar Valley. Iruelas Valley.

Alojamientos (Web turística):
https://www.turismocastillayleon.com/ / https://www.diputacionavila.es/
Restaurantes (Web turística):
https://www.turismocastillayleon.com/ / https://www.diputacionavila.es/

Cronología de las representaciones rupestres:

Chalcolithic – Bronze Age.

Descripción general del destino:

Most of the figures were painted in two colours: violet red and light sienna for the oldest paintings and orange red for the more recent ones. We can identify anthropomorphs, several animals and different types of signs (anchor-like and branching shapes, grids, etc.)

Descripción de los recursos museográficos:

Opened in 2012, the Ethnographic Museum of Candeleda was born with the vocation to pay homage to the ancestors of Candeleda and to serve as a tourist attraction. It is a complementary visit to the rock-shelter and it is interesting go to this museum before visiting Risco de la Zorrera, to obtain information and recomendatoins for the visit.