Cova Remigia (Valltorta–Gasulla)
More than 750 Levantine figures crowd six bays of one great shelter above the Gasulla gorge — archers mid-hunt, honey gatherers on ropes, and rare scenes that seem to record executions.
A broad rock shelter high above the Gasulla gorge in Ares del Maestrat, Castellón, found in 1934 and soon recorded by Juan Bautista Porcar with Hugo Obermaier and Henri Breuil. Its six shallow bays hold more than 750 small painted figures in the Levantine style, made roughly 7,000 years ago. Bands of archers pursue wild goats, boar and deer; honey gatherers climb toward hives on fibre ropes; and several groups appear to strike down a single arrow-pierced figure, among Europe's earliest images of collective violence. The site belongs to UNESCO's Iberian Mediterranean rock art inscription, and guided visits set out from the Valltorta Museum.
Notable Features
- ◦ Over 750 painted figures in six rock bays
- ◦ Dynamic archer bands and hunting scenes
- ◦ Rare depictions of honey gathering and executions