🧭 Barranc de la Palla
Levantine rock art shelter in eastern Spain, part of UNESCO World Heritage serial property
📌 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site component (874-161) of Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
- Located in Valencia region, eastern Spain; coordinates 38.801611, -0.084333
- Levantine-style pictographs dating approximately 6000–3000 BCE
- Part of the largest concentration of prehistoric rock art in Europe, spanning over 700 sites across eastern Spain
The Barranc de la Palla is a rock art shelter located in the rugged Mediterranean landscape of Valencia, Spain. It is one of more than 700 individual sites forming the UNESCO World Heritage serial property titled Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula. The shelter contains well-preserved Levantine-style pictographs created by post-Paleolithic hunter-gatherer communities between approximately 6000 and 3000 BCE. Its remote location and natural protection have contributed to ...