Remarkable Balma de la Vall de la Coma: Hidden in Plain Sight

Discover a hidden gem in northeastern Spain, showcasing ancient art dating back over 7,000 years and a testament to the allotment-garden movement of the 1910s.

Balma de la Vall de la Coma, a hidden gem, is located in L'Albi, northeastern Spain, part of the Art rupestre de l'arc mediterrani de la peninsula Ibèrica, a World Heritage site. The site, protected and difficult to access, is one of the last surviving examples of the allotment-garden movement of the 1910s. Paintings within a cave date back over 7,000 years, with dense coverings of pins, alzines, and garric. The human figure takes a predominant place among the figures within the cave, affected by peeling and weak cracks at different levels.

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Written by Nicolo Ciampini

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