Tags: World Heritage Site.
Las Médulas (As Médulas or As Meduas in Galician language) is a historical site near the town of Ponferrada in the region of El Bierzo (province of León Castile and León Spain) which used to be the most important gold mine in the Roman Empire. Las Médulas Cultural Landscape is listed by the UNESCO as one of the World Heritage Sites.The spectacular landscape of Las Médulas resulted from the ruina montium a Roman mining technique described by Pliny the Elder in 77 AD.
