A rural stay at Las Médulas: Spanish A2 reading
An A2 Spanish travel story, clearly marked as fiction, using real facts about the Roman mining landscape of Las Médulas.
Reservamos una casa rural en Las Médulas
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A fictional weekend plan practises Spanish time expressions while introducing a UNESCO Roman mining landscape.
Las Médulas están en la provincia de León, en el noroeste de España. El paisaje tiene montañas de tierra roja y muchos castaños.
En el siglo I, los romanos empezaron a buscar oro allí. Usaron mucha agua y una gran red de canales. El trabajo minero continuó durante unos dos siglos y cambió la forma de las montañas.
Desde 1997, Las Médulas forman parte del Patrimonio Mundial de la UNESCO. El lugar conserva minas, canales y restos de antiguos asentamientos.
Nuestra reserva era del viernes al domingo, a finales de octubre. Elegimos una casa a unos veinte kilómetros de Ponferrada.
El viernes salimos a las cinco de la tarde. Llegamos a la casa a las ocho. La dueña nos dio un mapa y explicó las normas.
El sábado caminamos por un sendero entre los castaños. Visitamos un mirador por primera vez y vimos las formas rojas del paisaje.
El domingo fuimos al aula arqueológica del pueblo. Allí conocimos mejor la historia de la mina romana. Después comimos y volvimos a casa.
¿Tú reservas tus viajes con mucha antelación? ¿Prefieres viajar en julio o en octubre? ¿Qué lugar histórico quieres visitar?
About this article
What you'll learn
Dates, months, clock times, date ranges and travel vocabulary in a short A2 narrative.
A fictional weekend plan practises Spanish time expressions while introducing a UNESCO Roman mining landscape.
After reading
Article learning block
Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
Add useful phrases to SRS or mark them as already known.
casa rural
newrural guest house
In Spain, this is guest accommodation in a rural area.
Useful travel vocabulary for booking accommodation.
a finales de octubre
newin late October
A finales de names the last part of a month, year or period.
Useful for approximate time without an exact date.
a unos veinte kilómetros
newabout twenty kilometres from
A unos before a number marks an approximate distance.
Useful for locating accommodation and places.
por primera vez
newfor the first time
A fixed phrase for the first occurrence of an action or experience.
Useful for travel and new experiences.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Chestnut trees
castaños
chestnut trees
Trees that produce edible chestnuts.
Useful for describing the vegetation at Las Médulas.
Channels
canales
water channels
Artificial routes built to carry water.
A key word for the Roman mining system.
Settlements
asentamientos
settlements
Places where groups of people lived for a long period.
Useful in history and archaeology.
Trail
sendero
walking trail
A narrow path for walking through natural areas.
Core vocabulary for hiking routes.
Viewpoint
mirador
scenic viewpoint
A place designed for looking at a landscape.
Very useful travel vocabulary.
Archaeological learning centre
aula arqueológica
archaeological learning centre
A place with displays explaining an archaeological site.
Useful for visitor information at historic places.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Date without en
El quince de julio
on the fifteenth of July
Spanish uses the article el, not en, before a specific date.
Useful for saying dates correctly.
Month with en
en octubre
in October
En is used before a month when no exact day is given.
Useful for planning events by month.
Time range with de...a
del viernes al domingo
from Friday to Sunday
Del... al... marks the start and end of a period, combining de + el and a + el.
Useful for bookings, schedules and opening hours.
Clock time with a las
a las ocho
at eight o'clock
A las introduces a plural clock time.
A core structure for precise schedules.
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