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By Ponferrada Tours

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Free cancellation available
Price is AU$41 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

    • Explore the remains of the largest Roman gold mine in the empire
    • Discover the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Las Médulas with a guide
    • Walk along the Interior or Valiñas Path, a circular route through the mine
    • Visit the exterior of the Encantada and Cuevona caves and learn about them
    • Learn about the water channels that made the mine possible and its history

Activity location

    • Leon
    • Leon, Castilla y León, Spain

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Carretera Las Cuevas, s/n, 24442 Las Médulas, León, España
    • Las Médulas, Castilla y León, Spain

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Las Médulas: Guided Roman Gold Mine Tour in English

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
AU$40.57 x 2 AdultsAU$81.14
Total
Price is AU$81.14
Until Sun, 8 Nov

Las Médulas: Guided Roman Gold Mine Tour in Spanish

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • Spanish

Médulas Tour in Spanish language

Language options: Spanish
Price details
AU$40.57 x 2 AdultsAU$81.14
Total
Price is AU$81.14
Until Sun, 8 Nov

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Tour of Médulas
  • Inclusions
    Sound receivers
  • Inclusions
    Visual additional content
  • Exclusions
    Transport to Médulas

Know before you book

    • Not allowed: Littering
    • Not suitable for: People over 70 years

What you can expect

  • Pick up point is at the Parking of Complejo Rural Agoga, a hotel, restaurant and bar, located at the end of the village also called Las Médulas, same as the archaeological zone. The tour follows the Interior or Valiñas Path and lasts around 2 hours. Walking distance is 1.5 km to the large caves: La Cuevona and La Encantada. The Médulas Tour ends at these caves, where you can enjoy the environment by yourselves.

    Walk through the remains of the collapsed mountain and know about the water channels that made gold extraction possible. Learn about Celtic and Roman culture along the way, and enjoy the impressive exterior of La Encantada and La Cuevona caves. Also enjoy the natural beauty of the area, which is a protected natural reserve in the European Union’s Natura 2000 network and a ZEPA, a special protection area for birds.

Location

Activity location

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    • Leon
    • Leon, Castilla y León, Spain

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Carretera Las Cuevas, s/n, 24442 Las Médulas, León, España
    • Las Médulas, Castilla y León, Spain