Sitios rupestres del Parque Cultural de Albarracín

CULTURAL PARK OF ALBARRACÍN

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Type of site:
Rock-Shelters

Place of location: Protected Landscape of Rodeno pine-forests
Village/Town: Albarracín, Bezas and Tormón
Municipality: The Park includes the municipalities of Albarracín, Bezas, Pozondón, Rodenas and Tormón (Teruel)
Region: Aragón
State: Spain
Telephone: (+34) 978 849 709
Website: http://www.patrimonioculturaldearagon.es/bienes-culturales/abrigo-prado-del-navazo-albarracin
E-mail: Infoturismo@comarcadelasierradealbarracin.es

Natural Environment:

Most of the Cultural Park is located within the Protected Landscape of Rodeno Pine-forests, which is important because of the relief formed in the sandstones and conglomerates of the Buntsandstein facies, in combination with the mass of pine trees (Pinus pinaster), whose reddish colour shows off the prehistoric rock-art in the shelters and ravines.

Archaeological evidences in the site:

The Cultural Park has representations, occasionally superimposed, belonging to the Levantine and Schematic cycles. Some thirty decorated rock-shelters are distributed on a long route which is correctly signposted, enabling the public to visit them in a way that is suited to their abilities and interest, while enjoying the exceptional natural scenery.

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Opening Times:

The Park is opened the public every day of the year. For guided visits to coordinate appointment.

Booking and access:

Tlf: +34 650 103227

Nearby cultural destinations:

Historical town of Albarracín, Losares Castle in Pozondón, Castle and water tank in Rodenas, Castle and stone mill in Tormón and Albarracín-Cella Roman Aqueduct.

Nearby natural destinations:

Cardoso Ravine, Doline field in Pozondón, Protected Landscape of Rodeno Pine-forests, and Canyons of the River Ebrón, in Tormón.

Accommodations (Tourism Website):
http://www.albarracin.org/
Restaurants (Tourism Website):
http://www.albarracin.org/

Age of the artistic representations:

The rock art belongs to the Levantine and Schematic cycles. The former has been dated to between 9000 and 4500 years ago, while the latter dates from the Metal Ages, between 5000 and 3000 years ago.

General description of the destination:

It is possible to visit up to 26 rock-art sites in Albarracín Cultural Park, one of the greatest concentrations of post-Palaeolithic art in southwest Europe. While some of them conserve very few figures, others form quite spectacular ensembles.

History of the site:

The rock art at Albarracín is, together with Altamira, the first to be identified in Spain. In 1892, E. Marconell discovered the famous white paintings of the “Bulls of Navazo”, which then became a key site in Spanish rock art, especially after prehistoric art was scientifically accepted in the early twentieth century. After a time of great scientific interest in the first part of the twentieth century, this art was gradually forgotten. New interest was aroused by the research of M. Almagro and A. Beltrán from the 1940s onwards, while new sites were found in Albarracín, Bezas and Tormón in the course of a permanent line of research. The sites were listed as World Heritage in 1998. In 2001, Albarracín Cultural Park was established to manage this unique area and the natural and cultural values it contains.

Museographic resources description:

The Visitors’ Centre for the rock art of Albarracín is a small stone building with information so that the visitors can organise their own tour. The Park has information panels and signs along the route to the rock-shelters. In addition, the Visitors’ Centre for the Natural Protected Area of Rodeno is in Bezas (Dornaque). Albarracín has the Martin Almagro Municipal Museum, the Diocese Museum and the Toy Museum.

CULTURAL PARK OF ALBARRACÍN

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