Siega Verde
Spain · Europe · ✦ UNESCO World Heritage Site
Hundreds of Ice Age engravings pecked into riverside rocks under the open sky
Age
~20,000 yrs
Period
Gravettian–Magdalenian
Setting
Open-air
Art form
Petroglyphs
Discovered
1988
Status
Open (Guided Visits)
An open-air gallery of Ice Age art along the Águeda river in Salamanca province: hundreds of horses, aurochs, deer and ibex pecked and incised into schist outcrops over thousands of years. With Portugal's Côa Valley it forms a single UNESCO World Heritage site — the finest open-air Paleolithic art in Europe.
Gallery
Notable Features
- ◦ Riverside engraving panels
- ◦ Joint UNESCO site with Côa Valley
- ◦ Guided walkway along the rocks
Depicted Subjects
HorsesAurochsDeerIbex
Plan a Visit
AccessThis cave can be visited.
BookingAdvance booking required — places are limited
Sources & Further Reading
Hours & prices change — always confirm on the official site before travelling.
Photographs via Wikimedia Commons — image credits. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.