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- Phone : +34 965 80 11 50
Opening hours
Tue-Sun and Bank Hols 10am-2pm, tours every 30min - closed 1 Jan, 25 Dec
Description
Housed in the Palacio Municipal, which sports a fine façade and Renaissance patio, the Museo Arqueológico contains two solid gold treasures dating from the Final Bronze Age (1000-800 BCE), including the Treasure of Villena. Discovered in 1963, this 70-piece set of gold objects, weighing 9kg, is one of the most extensive in Western Europe. It comprises jewels and gold bowls decorated with sea urchin motifs.
Localisation
Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide673 m - Pl. de Santiago, 03400 Villena
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Where to sleepnearby
- From€39Book9 (204 reviews)127 m - C/ Arco, nº1, 03400 Villena
- From€75Book9.2 (15 reviews)222 m - Calle Blasco 14, 03400 Villena
- From€51Book9 (20 reviews)347 m - General Prim 22, 03400 Villena
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- From €30 to €45MICHELIN 2021511 m - Sancho Medina 34, 03400 Villena
- From €35 to €60MICHELIN 202118 Km - Colón 19, 03600 Elda
- From €30 to €75MICHELIN 202118.3 Km - Avenida de Madrid 14, 03610 Petrer
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