RISCO DE LA ZORRERA ROCK-SHELTERS

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Type of site:
Rock-Shelters

Place of location: Risco de La Zorrera
Village/Town: El Raso
Municipality: Candeleda (Ávila)
Region: Castilla y León
State: Spain
Telephone: (+34) 920 380 795
Website: http://www.turismocastillayleon.com/es/servicios/oficinas-turismo/oficina-turismo-candeleda
E-mail: oficinaturismo@ayuntamientocandeleda.es

Natural Environment:

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.

Archaeological evidences in the site:

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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Opening Times:

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

Booking and access:

Nearby cultural destinations:

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

Nearby natural destinations:

Sierra de Gredos. Tiétar Valley. Iruelas Valley.

Accommodations (Tourism Website):
https://www.turismocastillayleon.com/ / https://www.diputacionavila.es/
Restaurants (Tourism Website):
https://www.turismocastillayleon.com/ / https://www.diputacionavila.es/

Age of the artistic representations:

Chalcolithic – Bronze Age.

General description of the destination:

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.)

Museographic resources description:

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.