Siega Verde

Siega Verde is an archaeological site with over 440 rock engravings along the Águeda River, depicting animals and geometric patterns carved into stone. The carvings appear on natural rock faces by the riverbank and display the artistic skills of people from the Stone Age.

The carvings were created during the Old Stone Age and were only discovered in the late 1980s, which changed archaeological research completely. These finds are among the oldest surface artworks in Europe and reveal the artistic development of that distant period.

The rock carvings show how early people saw and depicted their world. The images of horses, ibex, and other animals tell of the hunting culture and daily life along this river.

The site is located about 15 kilometers from Ciudad Rodrigo and can be reached by a small road. Visits are only possible with prior reservation, as the location is difficult to explore without guidance.

The site extends across both sides of the Águeda River and links with Portugal's Côa Valley to form a cross-border World Heritage designation. Together these two places hold the largest collection of Stone Age open-air art on the entire continent.