Type of site:
Rocky outcrops
Place of location: Peña Piñera
Village/Town: Sésamo
Municipality: Vega de Espinadera (León)
Region: Castilla y León
State: Spain
Telephone: (+34) 987 564 907, (+34) 987 568 619
Website: https://www.vegadeespinareda.org/turismo/puntos-de-interes/pinturas-rupestres-pinera
E-mail: alcalde@vegadeespinareda.org
Natural Environment:
The Bierzo region is structured around several valleys belonging to the Sil River basin. It enjoys a mild Mediterranean microclimate, the result of the combination of the Atlantic and continental Mediterranean climates. The average annual rainfall is less than 730 mm and the average temperature is 12.3 °C. The temperate deciduous forests and the river valleys with extensive riverside woods are the preferred biotopes, with a rich and varied fauna in which the wolf, the bear, the wild boar and the deer stand out. The site is inside of Los Ancares Leoneses Biosphere Reserve http://www.ancaresleoneses.es/
Archaeological evidences in the site:
El Bierzo is an area of enormous archaeological wealth. Occupations from the Ancient Palaeolithic and the beginning of the Neolithic are the oldest vestiges. The settlements and rock art evidences (on petroglyphs and rock-shelters) of the Chalcolithic-Bronze periods are very numerous and important, as well as the fortified sttlements from the Iron Age.