The site Schwarzenbach-Burg in der Buckligen Welt is known between archaeologists since the 1920s. The excavations after 1992, coordinated by Wolfgang Neubauer, are a focal point for VIAS, the Vienna Institute of Archaeological Science. Here at Schwarzenbach an oppidum or Celtic reinforced settlement was built. This project is as interdisciplinary as they get. A watchtower was erected from which you have a great overview over the ex-settlement.

At Mitterkirchen, in the local area called Lehen you will get acquainted with the life back 2700 years ago, in the Iron Age period referred to as the Hallstatt Era. Excavations of about 80 graves took place here in the 1980s leading to the construction of an archaeological open air museum with over 20 houses and workshops. Also, a grave mound has been constructed the way it could have been like in the Iron Age in Mitterkirchen, and it is even accessible. The village is known for its Iron Age pottery and metal object reconstructions.

The Castro de S. Lourenço in the district of Esposende is part of a series of hill forts which controlled the region’s coastal shipping route. The site gives a great panoramic view and control over both the coastal area and the estuary of the Cávado river. The coastal plane is very narrow here and the hill fort is on the last western slopes before the plane. The prehistoric settlement played an important role in both trade and administration. It was in use from the Late Bronze Age up until the 5th century AD. In the Roman Era the architecture/ urbanism of the Castro de S.