Toriñuelo Dolmen

Jerez de los Caballeros, Spain

Dolmen de Toriñuelo is a Chalcolithic Age burial site.  The artifical mound has around 25m long passage way.

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Founded: 3500-2000 BCE
Category: Prehistoric and archaeological sites in Spain

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Abel (4 months ago)
You must arrange a visit in advance (ask at the tourist information office and they will give you the phone number of the company that manages the visits). It is a restored monument but I think it is worth it. It was €8 for the visit (August 2024) and the guide explained it very well and was very nice. Free parking next door. The only bad thing is that you are left wanting to see more hehe. And be careful because from Jerez de los Caballeros Google Maps took me along goat paths that left me under the car and ended up with multiple scratches from oak branches that damaged the paint. You have to go on the normal road, don't pay attention to the navigator. I recommend seeing the Pontón de Brovales which is nearby and the Roman Bridge La Bazana which are not far away. Of course, you have to park carefully in the vicinity without blocking the roads.
Lluís Ferrer (4 months ago)
We were in the area and when we found out about its existence we wanted to visit it. At the Jerez de los Caballeros Tourist Office they told us that they did not have personnel to make visits and they gave us the contact information for www.tourextremadura.es with whom we contracted the visit. The guide Rosa, exceptional, explained to us the history of the site, the characteristics, the interventions, the environment, in short EVERYTHING very well explained and in a super friendly way. It is impressive to be in a place older than the pyramids. Recommended visit if you are interested in this type of things and recommend 100% TourExtremadura to arrange visits.
Manuel Sierra (4 months ago)
You can visit. There is a tourism company in the area that is in charge of visits. The girl is very friendly and answers questions. Just say that if you follow the GPS to get there, be very careful about the path it tells you. It can take you on paths that are almost impassable by car, with much simpler and more suitable paths to get there. Better to inform yourself before.
Daniel Botella Ortega (17 months ago)
Very transformed but space that retains its prehistoric charm.
Francisco Manuel Quintans Pereiro (20 months ago)
Unfortunately, it cannot be visited, a real shame. We have visited similar, and always someone to show it, but not in Spain....
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