Parque Arqueolóxico da Arte Rupestre
The da Parque Arqueolóxico Arte Rupestre (PAIR; also Parque Arqueológico de Campo Lameiro . Called German Archaeological Park of rock art ) is a 2007 of completed, the local rock art dedicated to park in the town of Campo Lameiro in Galicia in northwestern Spain . It is 22 hectares and has nine stations with around 80 rock carvings of great historical value.
The approximately 4000 year old petroglyphs , which can be found all over Galicia, mostly depict geometric symbols, human figures, labyrinths and animals. A deer is the protagonist of a hunting scene that is carved into a roughly 60 m² rock called "Laxe dos Carballos" (stone slab of the horses) is known. The park's petroglyphs are one of the largest concentrations of rock art in Europe.
The park has a 5000 m² information center with exhibitions, a library and a theater. In 1974 the rock carvings were declared a historical and artistic monument, and in 2002 the whole area was declared an Archaeological Zone.
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Coordinates: 42 ° 32 '30.6 " N , 8 ° 31' 48.8" W.