Guided visit to the Els Casots paleontological site

Subirats
2nd Saturday every month
  • Booking required
  • 11h
1h30min
6€

Guided tour of the paleontological site of Els Casots (Subirats). The site was discovered in 1989 and declared a Cultural Asset of National Interest (BCIN) in 1995. It was excavated during the 1990s, and after several years of inactivity, annual summer excavation campaigns have been carried out there since 2019.
It is considered one of the most important Miocene sites in Europe, with thousands of fossils discovered, representing over 70 different species, some of which are new to science.

What does the activity include

-Guided tour led by a guide
-Visit to the excavation area
-Observation of replicas of materials recovered during the interventions

Special prices

Reduced price: €5
Groups benefiting from reduced prices: • Large families • Single-parent families • Carnet Recercat and Study Centres • Retirees and/or pensioners • Carnet Jove • Unemployed people • People with functional diversity, equal to or greater than 33% • Groups of 15 or more people.
Beneficiaries free access: children under 12 years old accompanied by an adult.

Contacte
Telephone
938993499
Address

Estació Vitivinícola de Subirats
08739
Spain

Town
Subirats

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Type
Museums, art and culture
Profile
All ages
Accessibility
It is not accessible

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