Las Médulas is a historic gold-mining site near the town of Ponferrada in the comarca of El Bierzo . It was the most important gold mine, as well as the largest open-pit gold mine in the entire Roman Empire. Las Médulas Cultural Landscape is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Advanced aerial surveys conducted in 2014 using LIDAR have confirmed the wide extent of the Roman-era works.
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Address: Carucedo, León, Spain
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