Siega Verde is neither a waterfall nor a path, but an open-air archaeological station located next to the Águeda River, in the west of Salamanca, in the surroundings of Villar de Argañán and Villar de la Yegua. It gathers Paleolithic cave engravings made on rocky outcrops on the left bank, with scenes and figures of animals such as horses, aurochs, deer, goats or bison, broadly dated between the end of the Solutrense and the Magdalenian. The set is interpreted as a place of passage and observation of fauna, taking advantage of a natural ford of the river. The main interest lies in the reading of the panels: the continuity of the engravings on the rock, their concentration in a short section of the valley and the direct relationship with the fluvial landscape. In a little more than a kilometer, almost a hundred panels with hundreds of figures have been inventoried, which makes Siega Verde one of the most important outdoor Paleolithic art sites in the Iberian Peninsula. It has the category of Asset of Cultural Interest and was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2010, as an extension of the Portuguese group of Vale do Côa. It is also part of the European Cultural Itinerary of Prehistoric Rock Art. The visit is usually more grateful with soft light in the morning or afternoon, and in times without intense heat, because the tour is done outdoors and the Águeda landscape is best appreciated with mild temperatures.
