Atapuerca
Burgos · Castilla y León
Atapuerca (Spanish: [ataˈpweɾka] ) is a municipality and town located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. It encompasses the Archaeological Site of Atapuerca and is famous for its prehistoric archaeological sites. The municipality is made of two villages: Atapuerca (seat or capital) and Olmos de Atapuerca. The village is the home of an Experimental Archaeology Centre (CAREX). The village also plays host to an annual cross country running event—the Cross de Atapuerca—which attracts over 2000 runners each year. Atapuerca is on the French Way (Spanish: Camino Francés) of the Camino de Santiago. For a while the Spanish Army had an armoured tank training facility nearby.
History
The massif just outside of town was the site of the Battle of Atapuerca in 1054.
In 1899, construction of a railway unveiled several significant archaeological sites at Atapuerca. The railway proved uneconomic and closed in the twentieth century.
On November 30, 2000, Atapuerca was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It is unique in Europe in allowing archaeologists to follow the evolution of the first human beings to inhabit the European continent.
Monuments
•Mojón "Fin de Rey"
•Texto peregrinaciones
•Homo Antecessor
•Mineros
•Batalla de Atapuerca
•Iglesia de San Martín Obispo
•Aserradero
What to visit
•Cruz de Madera
•Mirador de Galería
•Mirador de Gran Dolina
•Cueva del Zorro
•Humedal de Atapuerca
•Dolmen
•Caza en la Prehistoria
•Enterramiento Neandertal
•Modo 2-3-4
•Huesos
•Rinoceronte
•Modo 1
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Festivals
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Trails and hiking
•Camiño Francés (Rutas alternativas) (140 km)
•Camino Francés - 03 Logroño a Burgos (750 km)
•Sendero de los Bodones (PRC-BU 127)
•Etapa 4 Villafranca Montes de Oca - Ibeas de Juarros (GR 82, 26.10 km)
Town hall
Alcaldía: Raquel Contreras Lopez
Town hall of Atapuerca
Alcaldía: Raquel Contreras Lopez
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How to get there
- 🚗 20 km from Burgos (about 14 min by car)
- 🚗 108 km from Vitoria-Gasteiz (about 76 min by car)
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- ✈️ 12 km from Burgos airport (about 8 min by car)
- ✈️ 107 km from Vitoria airport (about 76 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Where to park · 0.7 km away
- Where to park · 1 km away
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Ibercaja · 5.4 km away
- Caixabank · 5.4 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Repsol · 4.5 km away
- Repsol · 4.6 km away
- Beroil Rubena · 6.7 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Camino de Santiago · 0.1 km away
- Tourist office · 0.2 km away
- Tourist office · 0.4 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Mirador de Gran Dolina · 2.9 km away
- Mirador de Galería · 3 km away
- Viewpoints · 3 km away
Pharmacy and health
•Consultorio Médico de Atapuerca
•Farmacia Botiquín
•Consultorio Médico de Olmos de Atapuerca
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