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A wildfire destroys centuries old chestnut trees and tourist buildings at the Las Médulas gold-mining site in

2025 European and Mediterranean wildfires — A wildfire destroys centuries old chestnut trees and tourist buildings at the Las Médulas gold-mining site in Castilla y León, Spain. [https://elpais.com/clima-y-medio-ambiente/202

Published August 12, 2025· Updated October 28, 2026·1 min read

Context: 2025 European and Mediterranean wildfires.

A wildfire destroys centuries old chestnut trees and tourist buildings at the Las Médulas gold-mining site in Castilla y León, Spain. [https://elpais.com/clima-y-medio-ambiente/2025-08-12/las-medulas-un-paisaje-cultural-que-modelaron-los-romanos-y-ahora-cercan-las-llamas.html ( El País )]

Event summary via Wikipedia Current Events (2025-08-12).