The route
A game for families with children aged 8 to 12 in four stations: the First Settlers of Europe Museum and the sites of Barranco León, Fuente Nueva 3 and Venta Micena. At each station there is a question you can answer by looking at what is in front of you, with a hint in case you need it and a badge when you get it right.
It starts at the museum. The sites are several kilometres from the village and from each other: you drive there and visit them on foot on the guided visits organised by the museum. Check the dates at the Tourist Office (+34 958 746 171). The distance shown is the straight-line total between stations; by road it is somewhat longer.
Stops
The route, stop by stop
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Code 101
Josep Gibert Museum of the First Settlers of EuropeAn interpretation centre with fossils from Venta Micena, Barranco León and Fuente Nueva 3.
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Code 103
Barranco León siteA human milk tooth about 1.4 million years old was found here.
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Code 102
Fuente Nueva 3 siteOne of the sites with the oldest human traces in Western Europe, on the shore of an ancient wetland.
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Code 104
Venta Micena siteA site about 1.6 million years old with a large collection of fossil fauna; at Venta Micena 3, the bones have been interpreted as the giant hyena's den.
Route challenge
Take on the route challenge
Answer correctly to unlock each stage.
