Interpretated Iron and Unscrupulous People

We have a positive wealth of things to look at today.  Before we even leave Rozadas we have the Centro de Interpretación de la Artesanía del Hierro - if you want iron interpreted for you, this is the place.  This is one of those tiny museums of which Spain abounds. You have a tour or wander about yourself.  There are two audiovisuals to tell you about ore gets made into stuff and a model of a forge,  No one has reviewed this, be the first!




Having been going up and up since we crossed the border, it is now time to peak at 782m. There is an observation desk at Alton Penouta.  It gets 4.6 stars.  Manel said ‘It is very interesting for the views, archaeological remains, and also the peaks on both sides of the road and there is also a very nice PICNIC AREA’  




Yago has more of a tale to tell.  ‘I have been going up to the area for many years, there is a lot of forest and two large viewpoints, one in the recreational area of ​​Penouta Costa, windmills area, and another in the creative area of ​​Penouta interior, forest area.

Many years ago, hunters and some unscrupulous people would go and leave things lying on the ground, cans of oil beer, and destroy the ground, the dolmens and the earth and the mycelium of the mushrooms that grew in the place, since you have to pay a fee. for accessing the place by converting the entire forest into Mycological value, it is cleaner and you see fewer hunters and fewer cans and car or bike wheels in the area.’




Let us end the day wandering of the road to the ‘Necrópolis tumular de Penouta’  It is a Neolithic barrow and that is all to be said of it.



So, we will end today. It is the longest day. The sun will rise at 6.44am and set at 10.13pm.

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