Thieves steal bronze age treasure in four-minute museum heist in Spain

Thieves steal bronze age treasure in four-minute museum heist in Spain

Gold collection known as Treasure of Villena, worth at least €1.7m, is latest target of ‘very well planned’ raid Thieves in Spain have raided the Treasure of Villena – a stunning collection of bronze age gold artefacts that has been described as the most important prehistoric trove in Europe – in the latest high-profile smash-and-grab heist on the continent. The raid on Thursday morning of the 66 mostly gold objects in the Spanish town of Villena lasted just minutes, officials said. Continue rea

Aug 27, 2026

Thieves raid bronze age collection in ‘super-fast’ Spain museum heist

It is not immediately known how many of the 50-plus mainly gold objects from the Treasure of Villena were taken.

Aug 27, 2026

Thieves steal Bronze Age artifacts from Spanish museum in four-minute heist

The Treasure of Villena is a unique trove of almost ten kilos of gold, bowls, bottles and bracelets dating back to the Bronze Age.

Aug 27, 2026

Spain: Thieves Steal Bronze Age Treasure from Museum in Four-Minute Heist

The Treasure of Villena, a unique Bronze Age trove, was stolen from a Spanish museum on Thursday in a rapid, four-minute long heist. The post Spain: Thieves Steal Bronze Age Treasure from Museum in Four-Minute Heist appeared first on Breitbart .

Aug 28, 2026