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Lapis Specularis Mines of Saceda del Rio


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Cuevas del Sanabrio can be visited so that the public knows what this material was like and how it was extracted by the Romans. A mineral that was the economic engine of the entire region for practically a century and a half that is located in very few places in Europe. A highly recommended and unique visit where you can enter ancient Roman galleries and learn how they were illuminated, how they worked and how they extracted a crystal that was sold throughout the Mediterranean. The Lapis Specularis or Crystal of Hispanía was a discovery that filled an until then unknown area with splendor and wealth. 

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articulo_lapis_specularis_1.pdf lapis_specularis_cristal_del_imperio.pdf