Museo Arqueológico Municipal El Raso
Municipal museum in El Raso with funerary urns and everyday objects from the Vettonian hillfort, complementing the guided visit to the Castro Celta de El Raso.
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About the museum
The Municipal Archaeological Museum of El Raso, owned by the Candeleda town council, displays funerary urns from the El Arenal necropolis and objects of everyday life from the walled hillfort, as well as materials from settlements older than the Vettones, such as the rock paintings of Peña Escrita and the Prao de la Carrera hillfort. It is presented as a complement to the guided visit to the site.
The Castro Celta de El Raso, on the southern slope of the Sierra de Gredos, was fortified around the 3rd century BC with a wall of about two kilometres, towers, a ditch and two bastions. Studies carried out in 2024 using drones, geophysics and LiDAR revealed a layout of some 600 houses arranged along streets, with an estimated population of around 3,000 inhabitants. By the middle of the 1st century BC the Romans ordered the population to be moved down to the plain.
A fire in 2024 destroyed the houses that had been set up for visitors, so the interior cannot currently be visited.
Highlights
- Funerary urns from the El Arenal necropolis
- Objects of everyday life from the Vettonian hillfort
- Materials from Peña Escrita and the Prao de la Carrera hillfort
- Complement to the guided visit to the Castro Celta de El Raso
- Free admission
Permanent exhibition
- Colección arqueológica del Castro de El Raso – Funerary urns from the El Arenal necropolis, everyday objects from the Vettonian hillfort and materials from earlier settlements.
- Operated by
- Ayuntamiento de Candeleda
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
| Guided visit to the Castro Celta de El Raso | €3Cash only; book by phone or email. May be cancelled due to bad weather. |
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Admission to the museum is free. The guided visit to the hillfort costs €3 and is payable in cash only.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided visits to the hillfort are booked on 681 942 137 or at castroceltaelraso@gmail.com; they may be cancelled in bad weather. |
