Lumbrales and the Culture of the Castros

In Lumbrales, the upper hall of the Museo Arqueológico de Lumbrales focuses on the culture of the castros, particularly Castro de Las Merchanas.

When booking a holiday apartment in Lumbrales, you can compare travel dates, room categories and cancellation policies on the respective offer pages. These three details help organise your personal planning. You can also decide whether to base your preparations primarily on cultural sites, route sections or landscape names.

History

From Lumbrales, Castro de Las Merchanas can be reached via the CV-16 country road in the direction of Bermellar; at kilometre point 4, a signposted path leads off to the right. This route covers 2.4 kilometres by car, while the final 700 metres are walked. The different modes of transport can be taken into account separately when planning your day.

Castro de Las Merchanas preserves almost its entire walled complex, which extends over more than five hectares. In 1931, the castro was classified as a Bien de Interés Cultural, meaning an Asset of Cultural Interest. It includes a Roman gate and a Vettonian gate with several schematic rock engravings, as well as a field of upright stones.

For your own preparations, you can distinguish between place references, route distances and regional classifications. No fixed order is prescribed for the day; the different perspectives can still be combined.

Culture

The disused railway station in Lumbrales and its tracks are a starting point for a walking tour of the town recommended by the Ayuntamiento of Lumbrales. The tracks were classified in 2000 as a Bien de Interés Cultural in the Monument category.

The Iglesia parroquial de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción has an organ dating from 1804 with 619 pipes. The Casa de los Condes houses the visitor reception centre for the Territorio Vetón in Lumbrales; this visitor centre offers interactive route suggestions for exploring the surrounding area.

Surrounding Area

Fuente Romana is regarded as a historic site in the area around Lumbrales.

In the wider regional surroundings of Lumbrales, Castelo de Freixo de Espada à Cinta is regarded as a castle, the Castro de Yecla la Vieja complex as an ancient site, and the Aula Arqueológica de Yecla de Yeltes as a museum.

The different spatial levels do not require a uniform interpretation. You can consider local stops and regionally defined destinations separately and tailor your preparations to the desired mix of local history, archaeology and landscape.

More places for your research:La Maya, Sotoserrano, Nava de Francia, Serradilla del Llano, Alba De Tormes, Mogarraz, Aldeadávila De La Ribera, Santiz

Landscape

In the wider regional surroundings of Lumbrales, Cabeço da Raposa, São Cibrão, Lamelas Frias and Lombo do Carvalhão are regarded as mountains.

For the overarching travel overview: Salamanca.