Las Medulas
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The best kept secret of the Roman Empire, the gold mines on which its power rested, has been shaped by time to become one of the most extraordinary landscapes of the Iberian Peninsula. Discover the beauty of Las Medulas, a UNESCO World Heritage Site nestled in the luxuriance of the Aquilanos Mountains, in the Leonese region of El Bierzo, and walk the magical paths of this unusual place, the result of the complex hydraulic engineering works used by the Romans to extract the precious golden mineral from the bowels of the mountain.
Let yourself be seduced by the dreamlike shapes of its peaks and walls of reddish sand, dotted with beautiful oak and chestnut forests. Stroll through the most emblematic corners of its more than 400 kilometers of channels excavated to convey water from the mountains, break the rock and reveal the coveted gold particles. Look out at its incredible viewpoints, enter its giant grottoes and caves or seek tranquility on the shores of its lakes and lagoons.
Prepare your visit
- Virtual visits
- Videos
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Enviromental Areas
- wildlife
- Wolf, wild boar, partridge and rabbit.
- Relief
- Spectacular scenery, as result of gold mining from Roman times with a strong color contrast between the tones of the leveled grounds and the environment.
- Vegetation
- Chestnut, heather, common broom and carqueixa.
Get to know this natural space
Park House of the Medulas
Here, visitors can obtain an overview of the natural monument and details of places of interest and routes. There are audiovisual resources, as well as 360º panoramic images of several of the sites in this natural space and materials to help visitors...
On map
Address
- Postal address Calle de Abajo, s/n. Carucedo. NaN. León
- Web
- Phones987 420 622
Prepare your visit
Enjoy this natural space
On foot and by bike
- Accessible Pathway Lake CarucedoTo know more
- Journey
- Circular
- Way
- On foot (0.15 h.)
- Length
- 0.6 kms.
- Difficulty of the route
- High
- Birds of Carucedo - Lake CarucedoTo know more
There are two routes in Carucedo, the shortest one surrounds the lake and the largest reaches Las Medulas. This tour skirts the lake...
- Journey
- Circular
- Way
- On foot (1.3 h.)
- By bike (0.3 h.)
- Length
- 6.5 kms.
- Recommended
- spring
- summer
- autumn
- winter
- Birds of Carucedo - Las MedulasTo know more
The route has two roads, one shorter that arrives to the lake Carucedo and another more extensive that arrives to Las Medulas. The...
- Journey
- Circular
- Way
- On foot (2.45 h.)
- By bike (1 h.)
- Length
- 9.95 kms.
- Recommended
- spring
- summer
- autumn
- winter
- Cycling routeTo know more
This is a perfect route for those who like to enjoy from their bicycle the striking landscape offered by Leon lands.
- Journey
- Circular
- Way
- By bike (1.3 h.)
- Length
- 18.8 kms.
- Difficulty of the route
- Medium
- L1 L1 - Perimeter PathTo know more
Located in Las Medulas Natural Monument. This itinerary includes the municipalities of Borrenes, Carucedo and Puente de Domingo Flórez....
- Journey
- Circular
- Way
- On foot
- By bike
- Length
- 10.5 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 404 m.
- Difficulty of the route
- Medium
- L2 L2 - Zufreiros del Frade PathTo know more
Located in Las Medulas Natural Monument. The route begins along a forest track located between Carucedo and La Barosa. The right...
- Journey
- Linear
- Way
- On foot
- Length
- 5.5 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 188 m.
- Difficulty of the route
- Low
- Pathway of ReirigoTo know more
One of the most unique and beautiful journeys that shows the Natural Monument of Las Medulas, is crossing a ridge which has several...
- Journey
- Linear
- Way
- On foot (3 h.)
- Length
- 5.4 kms.
- Difficulty of the route
- Medium-High
- Pathway of the Chaos de MaseirosTo know more
This route allows you to discover the Mirador of the Chaos of Maseiros, from where the flora and fauna of the environment of Las...
- Journey
- Linear
- Way
- On foot (10 h.)
- Length
- 3.3 kms.
- Difficulty of the route
- Low
- Senda 6 Pathway of the ConventsTo know more
It passes through dirt roads and paved roads. An easy route to go that invites to observe in detail the amazing natural environment...
- Journey
- Linear
- Way
- By bike (1.5 h.)
- Length
- 4.3 kms.
- Difficulty of the route
- Medium
- Senda 1 Pathway of the ValiñasTo know more
- Journey
- Circular
- Way
- By bike (1 h.)
- Length
- 0.45 kms.
- Difficulty of the route
- Low
- Pathway of the Zufreiros del FradeTo know more
In this route you walk between steep tracks until you reach Monte de Frade, where you see its old cork oaks, popularly known in the...
- Journey
- Linear
- Way
- By bike (2 h.)
- Length
- 8 kms.
- Difficulty of the route
- Low
- Senda 5 Perimeter RouteTo know more
- Journey
- Circular
- Way
- By bike (5 h.)
- Length
- 14.5 kms.
- Difficulty of the route
- High
- Senda 9 Route of Los PobladosTo know more
The route crosses three villages, Castrelín de San Juan de Paluezas, Castro de Borrenes and the metallurgical settlement of Orellán.
- Journey
- Linear
- Way
- On foot (3 h.)
- By bike (3 h.)
- Length
- 17.25 kms.
- Difficulty of the route
- Medium
- Sunken Lake TrailTo know more
This path runs through part of sector III of the mine, the last to be exploited before its abandonment (end of the 2nd century /...
- Journey
- Linear
- Way
- A pie (66 h.)
- A pedal (33 h.)
- Length
- 19 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 4 m.
- Difficulty of the route
- Low