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Saturday 8th

The Fabero Paleobotanical Classroom & the Carboniferous Forest at the National Museum of Energy, Ponferrada

The Fabero Paleobotanical Classroom was born to care for and publicize the paleontological and natural heritage of the Gran Corta, a place where 300 million years ago grew one of the most lush and extensive forests of the Stephanian Carboniferous and that, at the end of the 20th century, it became one of the largest open-pit anthracite mines in Europe, currently in the process of environmental restoration. 

The Carboniferous Forest is one of the main attractions of La Térmica Cultural. La Térmica Cultural is a space created and managed by the Energy City Foundation (CIUDEN) through the Just Transition Institute (ITJ). It is in the old facilities of the Compostilla I thermal power plant, a place that, 50 years after ceasing its industrial activity, is now reborn as a multipurpose center dedicated to the arts, knowledge and professional training. 

The tree ferns that populate this space allow the visitor to get a rough idea of ​​the landscape of Bierzo and Laciana 60 million years ago, at the time when coal was formed. 

Departure will be at 9 am and arrival at 6-7pm.

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