Type of site:
Rock-Shelters
Place of location: Las Batuecas
Village/Town: Las Batuecas
Municipality: La Alberca (Salamanca)
Region: Castilla y León
State: Spain
Telephone: (+34) 923 415 291
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Natural Environment:
Deep isolated valleys are sheltered by the abrupt relief of Peña de Francia. The Batuecas Valley has steep sides and dense vegetation. It is located in the south of the Province of Salamanca.
Archaeological evidences in the site:
The Carmelite of the Desert Convent is situated at the start of the valley. Built as a retreat in the late 15th century, numerous hermitages are located inside and outside its lands. The hermitages on the hillsides around the convent are now mostly in ruins. Due to the lack of written documents about Las Batuecas until the late 18th century, and its location in one of the most isolated parts of Spain, numerous legends were born and narrated in literature and oral tradition.