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.