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Carucedo

León · Castilla y León

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Carucedo (Spanish pronunciation: [kaɾuˈθeðo]; Leonese: Carucéu) is a village and municipality located in the region of El Bierzo (province of León, Castile and León, Spain) . According to the 2025 census (INE)[1], the municipality has a population of 479 inhabitants. Situated in the comarca of El Bierzo, it is located 147 kilometres from the provincial capital, León. The municipality is crossed by the N-536, linking it to Ponferrada and El Barco de Valdeorras, and the N-122, which connects it with León and Ourense.

History

El municipio comprende los pueblos de La Barosa, Campañana, El Carril, Carucedo, Lago de Carucedo, Las Médulas y Villarrando.

Monuments

Las Médulas. En el término municipal se halla el paraje de Las Médulas, explotación aurífera romana declarada Patrimonio de la Humanidad en 1997 por la Unesco, y que fue la mina de oro a cielo abierto más grande de todo el Imperio Romano. El trabajo de ingeniería realizado para la extracción del mineral supuso la alteración del medio ambiente pero dio como resultado un paisaje de arenas rojizas, cubierto en la actualidad parcialmente de vegetación de castaños y robles, estando considerado un paisaje cultural y siendo reconocido como Monumento Natural.​

Lago de Carucedo. Destaca entre los lagos de barrera o aluvionamiento por su singular formación, debida a las excavaciones romanas de Las Médulas.

Iglesia parroquial de Carucedo. De origen románico, contiene una de las piezas de platería más importante de El Bierzo, del siglo XVIII.

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Festivals

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Trails and hiking

•Camino Natural La Mirada Circular (MC, 320.08 km)

•Camiño de Inverno (263 km)

•Barrancas de Santalla (PRC-LE 103, 14.6 km)

Famous people

•Enrique Oviedo Blanco

•Julio Bello Sierra

Town hall

Alcaldía: Alfonso Fernández Pacios

Web oficial: https://carucedo.es/

Town hall of Carucedo

Alcaldía: Alfonso Fernández Pacios Web oficial: https://carucedo.es/

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How to get there

  • 🚗 123 km from León (about 87 min by car)
  • 🚗 153 km from Oviedo (about 108 min by car)
  • 🚗 182 km from Gijón (about 128 min by car)

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  • ✈️ 114 km from León airport (about 80 min by car)
  • ✈️ 167 km from Asturias airport (about 118 min by car)

How to get there by car (Google Maps)

Practical info

🅿️ Where to park

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🏧 Nearest cash machine

  • Abanca · 5.2 km away
  • Unicaja Banco · 7.7 km away
  • Abanca · 7.8 km away

⛽ Nearest petrol station

  • Estación de Servicio Cerecedo · 5.3 km away
  • Estación de Servicio Valcarce Parada de las Médulas · 6.3 km away
  • Moeve · 9 km away

ℹ️ Tourist office

  • Tourist office · 0.5 km away
  • As Médulas · 0.8 km away
  • Tourist office · 0.9 km away

🔭 Viewpoints

  • Viewpoints · 2 km away
  • Viewpoints · 2.2 km away
  • Mirador de Chao de Maseiros · 3.4 km away

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