Tolmo de Minateda

Tolmo de Minateda
Enrique Íñiguez Rodríguez (Qoan) Credit information This work was created by Enrique Íñiguez (Qoan). You are free to use it for any purpose as long as you credit me properly (e.g. © Enrique Íñiguez (C... · CC BY-SA 4.0

Tolmo de Minateda is a multi-period archaeological park in Hellin, Albacete, Spain, occupying a 7-hectare rocky promontory at a strategic crossroads between the Meseta Central and the Mediterranean coast. Inhabited continuously for over 3,000 years from the Bronze Age through the Islamic period, it became the Roman municipium of Ilunum in 9 BC. It later housed the Visigothic episcopal see of Eio with a basilica complex. The nearby Minateda rock shelter preserves prehistoric paintings (6000-1000 BC) designated as UNESCO World Heritage. Opened to the public in 2019 as one of five Castilla-La Mancha archaeological parks.

TypeCity/town/settlement
Period1500 - 500 BC
CountrySpain
Coordinates38.4765° N, 1.6059° W

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