Carucedo, Spain
Las Médulas
Las Médulas is a historic gold-mining site near the town of Ponferrada in the comarca of El Bierzo. It was the most important gold mine, as well as the largest open-pit gold mine, in the entire Roman Empire. Las Médulas Cultural Landscape is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
- City
- Carucedo
- Country
- Spain
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
Background: Wikipedia