List of Excursions
Four days
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1-4 September
The island of Minorca is one of the places with the highest density of prehistoric
archaeological sites and monuments in the world. Built using megalithic
construction techniques, many of them remain in a very good state of
conservation and form an integral part of the Menorcan landscape: dolmens, navetas,
burial caves, taulas and settlements bear witness to the transformations that occurred
on the island during 2,000 years of prehistory.
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4 September
The Iberian Town of Ullastret is one of the largest Iron Age sites in Catalonia, located on Puig de Sant Andreu, a hilltop from where it dominates the gentle surrounding countryside. The town, protected by circular towers and other powerful defensive structures that marked its boundaries, was the capital of the Indikete region.
Empúries is one of the most important archaeological sites in Catalonia, unusual in that it contains the remains of the Greek city of Emporion (which means port in Greek) and also those of the Roman city of Empúries.
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4 September
The archaeological site of Tarraco was declared World Heritage by UNESCO in 2000. It contains important remains and shows the urban development of the city.
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4 September
Fort of Vilars d'Arbeca, built during the Early Iron Age (approximately 775 BCE), is located on a plain in an area with plentiful water and fertile soils.
The monumental ensemble of La Seu Vella is strategically situated in the middle of Lleida on a hilltop site dominating the city and the plain of Lleida.
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4 September
Area of rock shelters and caves resulting from the formation of travertine and its dissolution. The caves were used as shelters for animals and later occupied by humans from the beginning of the Middle Palaeolithic until the end of the Bronze Age.
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9 September
Memory space dedicated to the study, documentation and dissemination of the memory of the Battle of the Ebro, a struggle of attrition between the Republican troops and the Francoist army which the took place during the Spanish Civil War between July and November 1938 (July 25 to November 14).
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9 September
This is a monumental ensemble formed by the Romanesque churches of Sant Pere, Sant Miquel and Santa Maria. They are located on the site of the Visigothic settlement of Egara and bear witness to the episcopal see of Egara, which was established around 450 CE and lasted until the 8th century.
L’Esquerda contains archaeological evidence of different historical epochs spanning a very long period of time: from the 10th century BCE to the 15th century CE.
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5 September
The Roca dels Moros of Cogul, Les Garrigues region, province of Lleida, Catalonia, is one of the most outstanding rock art sites of the rock art of the Mediterranean Basin. The site is the first set of prehistoric paintings scientifically documented in Catalonia and, since its discovery in 1908, it became internationally known. In Cogul there are human and animal motifs corresponding to the Levantine and Schematic styles.
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5 September
This is a network of galleries dedicated to the extraction of variscite,
a semi-precious mineral that was used to make jewellery and ornaments in the
Neolithic. It is considered the oldest mining complex in Europe and its study has
disclosed valuable information about the work and everyday lives of the
inhabitants of Gavà 6,000 years ago, as well as about the exchange and use of
objects and raw materials during the Neolithic.
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5 September
Located
on a hill near the coast, this is a fortified settlement that belonged to the
Cessetan tribe, with an occupation stretching between the 6th and 1st centuries
BCE. Archaeological works have uncovered defensive walls, places of worship and
a variety of domestic spaces that range in size and complexity. A
distinguishing trait of the site is that it is included in the European
Exchange on Archaeological Research and Communication (EXARC) and has been
reconstructed according to experimental archaeological techniques. During the
tour, visitors discover the settlement’s architecture, its urban planning and
streets, stepping inside houses to find out about the furnishings and utensils.
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5 September
Barcelona boasts a whole series of sites open to the public and these make it one of the cities with the most archaeological spaces – dating from different epochs – adapted for visits. Special mention should be made of the remains of the Roman city and the Visigothic episcopal complex in the Barcelona City History Museum, which are complemented by the remains of the Royal Palace from the Romanesque and Gothic periods.
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9 September
One of the Iberian settlements near the future city of Barcelona was situated on a hill in the plain of Barcelona, the Turó de la Rovira.
Barcelona was the first city to be systematically bombed during the Spanish Civil War by the German and Italian air forces. This situation led to the design of a system of underground air raid shelters to protect the population.
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9 September
The Abric Romaní rock shelter is one of the most prominent Middle Palaeolithic sites in Europe. Discovered in 1909, it has accumulated a significant body of research and achieved global importance. The depositional sequence, with a thickness of approximately 20 metres, documents sedimentary processes and environments dating back 40,000 to 79,000 years.
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9 September
The Government of Catalonia declared the Roman town of Baetulo, founded in the 1st century BCE, a Cultural Asset of National Interest in 1995. It was one of the first settlements in the province of Hispania Tarraconensis and has left a rich archaeological heritage, in good part displayed in museum installations open to the public.
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