ROCK ART OF LA SERENA REGION



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Type of site:
Interpretation Centre and several Rock-shelters

Place of location: City centre of Cabeza de Buey and the mountains located around of this town.
Village/Town: Cabeza del Buey
Municipality: Cabeza del Buey (Badajoz)
Region: Extremadura
State: Spain
Telephone: (+34) 924 007 009
Website: https://www.turismoextremadura.com/es/explora/Centro-de-Interpretacion-de-la-Pintura-Rupestre/
E-mail: up@cabezadebuey.es

Natural Environment:

The abundance of caves and natural shelters in the Comarca de La Serena, associated with a rich biodiversity and the existence of important natural resources, led to human settlement throughout prehistory and with it the emergence of a wide and wonderful set of places with rock art.


Archaeological evidences in the site:

The region has over 300 sites with schematic paintings and engravings. In addition, other places of interest include the castles of Capilla, Herrera del Duque, Benquerencia, Magacela and Almorchón. Other archaeological sites that can be visited are La Mata (Campanario) and Cancho Roano (Zalamea de la Serena), the Republican Roman fortified settlement of Hijovejo (Quintana de la Serna) and the dolmen with engravings at Magacela. There are ethnographic museums about Turron (Castuera) and Los Auroros at Zarza Capilla and Granite at Quintana de la Serena. A large number of churches, hermitages, bridges, convents and mansions are dispersed among the villages in the region.


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Opening Times:

On the second Saturdays of every month. from 11:00 to 14:00 and from 18:00 to 21:00h. The rest of the days a visit must be previously coordinated.


Booking and access:

Telephone of the Interpretation centre. +34 924 632111/+34 674 09 56 37


Nearby cultural destinations:

La Mata (Campanario). Cancho Roano (Zalamea de la Serena). Magacela Dolmen. Almorchón Castle.


Nearby natural destinations:

Cijara National Reserve. Moheda Alta Nature Visitor Centre (Navalvillar de Pela).


Accommodations (Tourism Website):
https://www.laserena.org/

Restaurants (Tourism Website):
https://www.laserena.org/