El Medol Quarry

Pedrera del Mèdol, Quarry del Medol, El Médol
Spain, Tarragona
Categories: Nature Tarragona
Rating 8.0
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El Medol Quarry

Pedrera del Mèdol, Quarry del Medol, El Médol
Spain, Tarragona
The El Medol quarry is the most significant element of the Medol pit, from which 50,000 cubic meters were mined. m. stone. The quarry began to be used at a time when Tarragona was a Roman colony, under the emperor Augustus. Most of the extracted material was used in the construction of the city. In the middle of the quarry is the Medol column, its height is more than 16 meters. The column served as the starting point for the extraction of golden stone.

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Traveled 10 years ago
Rating 8
Imagine two thousand years ago people mined stone from here. This place is breathtaking! In the center of the quarry, there is still a Medol in Castilian Essence. A huge stone that was used to monitor the workers.
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