"El Raso" Archaeological Site in Candelada

It is the first sign of the homo sapiens settlement in Ávila. It is a thousand-year old town with remains of cave paintings and also a Celtic hill-fort called “El Raso”, originating over 4,500 years ago that disappeared in the I century B.C. There were 300 houses and 1,500 inhabitants over an area of 20 hectares.The remains found in the necropolis are Roman and Visigothic.