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• Las Medulas
  "Unforgettable"
  "It is located a few kilometres from Ponferrada, beyond the lake Carucedo is Las Médulas, natural wonders indeed - created by the Romans, who dug gold. 60,000 slaves for 250 years had produced 1,650,000 kg of gold (5,000,000 Roman pounds). They led the water through canals, which were dug up and henc..."e arose incredibly bizarre landscape of jagged mountains, caves and ravines. It is wonderful, incredible to see it. But more incredible is that it is the people who made it, poor slaves, but diligent Romans and theirs architects :). I must confess that we never were coming up to have all the view before us, because it was so warm and unfortunately I had my sciatica and therefore a little difficult to go. But I want to come back some day and do this trip at finish :). " More >
• Las Medulas
  "Amazing Roman mining landscape"
  "A wonderful place to visit, right on the edge of the Montanes de Leon, not far from Ponferrada. The site was recommended by a Portuguese colleague, as worth driving some miles for, and we agree with his assessment. Go to the village of Las Medulas first, go to the museum, where they explain how ..."the mining of the entire mountain worked using just the pressure of water. The remains of the mining landscape covers a large area with many walking trails though some great terrain with weird ridges of remaining orange snadstones. We took a walk up to the Caves and then headed back to the village which was a nice 1-2 hour walk around the site. The village has many different small cafes and eating places (except on a Fete day!). Try the local honey, with it's rich taste of the Chestnut flowers. Sample some of the locally produced jams including Quince Marmalade. The local ladies will explain how they take the bee products and use them. In the heat of the summer, an afternoon visit wi... " More >
• Las Medulas
  "Roman engineering at its most remarkable"
  "This place is pretty much out of the way (the nearest large town is Ponferrada), but it is certainly worth going to see. It is the most remarkable testimony to the effects of the Roman occupation of Spain. An entire mountain was blown apart over two and a half centuries to extract the tiny amount of..." gold in the rock (about 6 grammes per tonne of rock): it is an extraordinary story Plan to spend several hours at least there to make it worth the trip and enjoy the area and the countryside. There are morning and afternoon guided tours (1200 and 1630 the Friday that we visited) that cost a ridiculously cheap 3€ for a two hour amble around the site. A typical itinerary might be to arrive at midday and take in one of the walks (the Visitors' Centre will suggest suitable itineraries): down to the lake, up to the viewing point where you get an amazing view from the mountains in the north around the whole mining area. The walk up to the "mirador" (viewing area) is a four and a half ki... " More >