Museo de Valencina. Monográfico del Yacimiento Prehistórico
Municipal museum on the large prehistoric settlement of Valencina, with a visit to the La Pastora dolmen; free admission with booking.
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About the museum
The prehistoric site of Valencina de la Concepción and Castilleja de Guzmán is one of the largest settlements of the third millennium BC on the Iberian Peninsula. It extends over more than 400 hectares on the high ground of the Sevillian Aljarafe and contains remains of huts, silos and ditches from the settlement, as well as funerary monuments that make it one of the main centres of megalithic culture on the peninsula.
The Museo de Valencina, Monográfico del Yacimiento Prehistórico, is in the Casa de la Cultura, in the centre of the village. Its aim is not only to show outstanding pieces, but to explain, with objects and other educational resources, how the prehistoric community of Valencina lived and the cultural context in which it developed.
The visit includes the La Pastora dolmen, a tholos discovered in 1860 that has the longest passage on the Iberian Peninsula, more than 45 metres long, and whose entrance faces the setting sun, unlike most Andalusian megaliths. The Matarrubilla dolmen, with a large stone basin in its chamber, cannot currently be visited. The dolmens form part of the Red de Espacios Culturales de Andalucía (Network of Cultural Spaces of Andalusia).
Highlights
- Museum devoted to the Chalcolithic settlement of Valencina (more than 400 hectares)
- La Pastora dolmen: a tholos with the longest passage on the Iberian Peninsula
- Entrance facing the setting sun, unusual among Andalusian megaliths
- Free visit with online booking
Permanent exhibitions
- El poblado prehistórico de Valencina – Permanent exhibition explaining the life of the prehistoric community of Valencina and its cultural context, based on the finds from the site.
- Dolmen de La Pastora – Visit to the La Pastora tholos, with a very long passage facing the setting sun. The Matarrubilla dolmen cannot be visited for the time being.
- Operated by
- Ayuntamiento de Valencina de la Concepción
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free visit; advance booking is recommended through the online booking platform or by email.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
Only assistance animals are admitted. The website provides no information on physical accessibility.
Kids & families
| Time needed | approx. 2 hrs |
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Getting there & parking
The museum is in the Casa de la Cultura, in the centre of Valencina. The La Pastora dolmen lies east of the town centre and the Matarrubilla dolmen to the south; transfers are made by your own means.
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Plan your visit
| Photography | Photography or filming requires prior authorisation. |
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| Good to know | The visit lasts about two hours, including transfers between the museum and the dolmen, which visitors make by their own means (car or bus). Comfortable footwear is advised. Visits may be cancelled for conservation reasons or because of time constraints. Staff instructions must be followed. |
