🐪 Back to Base Camp

🎨 Els Gascons

Archaeology & Antiquity Spain Europe

🎨 Els Gascons
Prehistoric rock shelter with Levantine painted figures in northeastern Spain


πŸ• 2 min read Β· Updated 20 Apr 2026 at 12:24

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

πŸ“Œ Fast Facts
  • Location: Ulldecona, Tarragona Province, Catalonia, Spain
  • Period: Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic
  • Art tradition: Levantine rock art style
  • UNESCO inscription: 1998

Els Gascons is a limestone rock shelter in northeastern Spain that preserves significant prehistoric painted imagery from the ...

🗺️ View on map

Explore nearby hidden corners on the interactive map

↑ Back to top