🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
Barranc de Famorca – Abric VI, a UNESCO-protected prehistoric rock shelter in eastern Spain
📋 Fast Facts
- Part of a serial UNESCO World Heritage property comprising over 700 rock art sites across eastern Spain
- Located in Barranc de Famorca, Famorca municipality, Province of Alicante, Valencian Community
- Paintings dated to approximately 8000–3500 BCE (Epipaleolithic to early Neolithic periods)
- Protected under Spanish national heritage law and Valencian regional cultural heritage regulations
Barranc de Famorca – Abric VI is a natural rock shelter situated within a narrow limestone ravine in eastern Spain, containing prehistoric painted imagery executed directly on the rock surface. The site forms part of the Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula, a transnational UNESCO World Heritage ensemble that documents one of Europe's most significant concentrations of prehistoric art. The shelter opens onto the ravine wall, offering visibility over the surrounding ...