Iberian and Medieval Archaeological site: l’Esquerda

N 41º 58’ 25", E 2º 18’ 48"

Description

The excavations are revealing a settlement 462 m above sea level, that stood on one of the first crags formed by the Ter as it plunges into the area known as les Guilleries. This offered a strategic location to control the whole of the Plain and the main route of communication with the coast in what is now the Province of Girona. Assuredly this explains the continuous human occupation of the site from prehistoric times down to the Middle Ages.

Visitors can see some of the archaeological remains recovered during the course of the excavations undertaken which are displayed at the Museu Arqueològic de l’Esquerda . Since 2000, the archaeological site at l’Esquerda forms part of the ’Route of the Ibers’ and is one of the three sites in Osona that make up the ’Land of the Ausetans’.

Options:
Visit 1
L’ESQUERDA: THE IBERIAN AND MEDIEVALSETTLEMENT, 2500 YEARS OF HISTORY, with the direct sources of history as protagonists, and the possibility to experience the deductive and scientific processes of archaeologists. The visit begins at the museum and ends at the L’Esquerda site.

Visit 2
THE BLACKSMITH’S TRADE IN THE MEDIEVAL WORLD.

Visit 3
ENTER MEDIEVAL BARN AND THE EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH AREA. Get up close and see how the open air laboratory works to investigate medieval agricultural techniques and storage systems.

Prior reservations required.

Location

les Masies de Roda

Opening hours

The site is always open. Access is gained via C/Joan de Mas, the first street on the right after the Plaça Major. Continue along this street, crossing the Avinguda Pere Baurier and the C/del Comptat d’Osona. At the end of the road is the site car park, immediately before the site itself.

Duration:

2 hours and 30 minuts approx.

Price for 2010:

3,50€ per person

INFORMATION:
MUSEU ARQUEOLÒGIC DE L’ESQUERDA .
08510 Roda de Ter
Tel. 00 34 93 854 02 71
E-mail
www.lesquerda.com