CULTURAL SITES

The rañas of Alía, Logrosán, and Cañamero constitute raised areas in the form of a tableland and are an important site at which human presence has been confirmed since the [...]

The area included in the Villuercas-Ibores-Jara Global Geopark of the UNESCO holds an important example of so-called Iberian schematic art, the age of which goes back four thousand years. To [...]

Alongside the River Ruecas near the Charco de la Nutria, surrounded by vegetation and in a rugged defile, can be found a shelter adorned by numerous cave paintings which is [...]

The shelter which houses these paintings takes its name from its discoverer, Paulino Tejero Aparicio of Berzocana. It is surrounded by oak and chestnut woodland on a small promontory on [...]

Since ancient times this crag has been known locally as the Cancho del Reloj (Clock Rock) as it is the first to be lit up by the sun's rays every [...]

Megaliths are monuments constructed from large stones, which is what the name means. In the Villuercas-Ibores-Jara Global Geopark of the UNESCO dolmens are good examples of these, in particular that [...]

If there is a genuine Bronze Age element in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula, it is the so-called "decorated stelae". Fashioned in blocks of stone of up to 2.30 [...]

The fortified settlements of Aldeacentenera, Berzocana, Retamosa, and Fresnedoso de Ibor are good examples of the native cultures of the Iberian Peninsula. Located in some of the most strategic sites [...]

Verracos (animal figures sculptured in stone) are to be found in the Villuercas-Ibores-Jara Global Geopark of the UNESCO in the form of the noteworthy examples which can be observed in [...]

In April 1961 the goatherd Domingo Sánchez of fourteen years of age was passing with his flock through the estate of Los Machos, about three kilometres from Berzocana. In the [...]

The rañas of Alía, Logrosán, and Cañamero constitute raised areas in the form of a tableland and are an important site at which human presence has been confirmed since the [...]

The subsoil of the Villuercas-Ibores-Jara Global Geopark of the UNESCO conceals rich mining resources which since antiquity have attracted the attention of the various peoples who inhabited this territory. However, [...]

Both Romans and Visigoths also left their mark on the territory of the Villuercas-Ibores-Jara Global Geopark of the UNESCO. Although no major remains are present, it is however true that [...]

During virtually the whole of the Middle Ages, Extremadura was an eminently frontier land. This led to intense warfare and frequent border changes. Witnesses of that time are the numerous [...]

For almost a millennium there has been a Moslem fortress above the village of Cabañas del Castillo on one of the impressive vertical walls of the western area of Las [...]

During the Córdoba caliphate a series of defensive structures were raised for the purpose of halting the Christian advance south of the River Tajo. This strip of territory was called [...]

For centuries members of royalty, the nobility, the clergy, and merchants and pilgrims travelled to the Real Monasterio de Santa María de Guadalupe from all points of Castile. Ever since [...]

In the village of Alía stands what is probably the finest manifestation of Mudejar religious art of Extremadura. The Church of Santa Catalina, in effect, is a magnificent example of [...]

This chapel holds the patron of the village, the Virgen de Belén. She can be found some three kilometres from the built-up area alongside the River Ruecas, surrounded by quartzite [...]

We are at the foot of one of the best viewpoints of the Villuercas-Ibores-Jara Global Geopark of the UNESCO: the wall of granite on which rises the Arab castle, later [...]

According to legend, in 1223 a farmer found a marble sarcophagus in an olive grove. Inside laid the remains of San Fulgencio and Santa Florentina, 6th-century saints of Visigothic origin [...]

The Church of San Mateo de Logrosán is one of the best examples of Gothic religious architecture of the Villuercas-Ibores-Jara Global Geopark of the UNESCO. This is so to such [...]

We are at the foot of one of the best viewpoints of the Villuercas-Ibores-Jara Global Geopark of the UNESCO: the wall of granite on which rises the Arab castle, later [...]

Several villages of the Villuercas-Ibores-Jara Global Geopark of the UNESCO, such as Logrosán, Deleitosa, and Cabañas del Castillo, still retain a highly characteristic type of monument which takes us back [...]

The stations of the cross of Peraleda de San Román and Valdelacasa de Tajo are good examples of devotional monuments of Castilian tradition. Around them religious events were celebrated for [...]

Within the Villuercas-Ibores-Jara Global Geopark of the UNESCO, La Jara has preserved over time its traditional architecture which has an unmistakeable personality. Even today it is still possible to find [...]

This tremendous work of hydraulic engineering in the valley of the River Descuernacabras in the vicinity of Campillo de Deleitosa, hidden in the heart of the Villuercas-Ibores-Jara Global Geopark of [...]

Situated in the heart of Las Villuercas, the Real Monasterio de Santa María de Guadalupe is unique in many respects. Its construction began in the 13th century and continued for [...]

The town of Guadalupe originated and grew up around the Real Monasterio, taking its name from the river where the image of the Virgin appeared. But Guadalupe, declared a Historical-Artistic [...]

For centuries the Marian devotion of which Guadalupe was the centre of attraction, together with the importance given to it by noblemen and kings, meant that between the walls of [...]

As if it were protecting a precious jewel, the Mudejar cloister of the Real Monasterio de Santa María de Guadalupe envelops and watches over one of the most important architectural [...]

In the foothills of La Villuerca, between two valleys and surrounded by leafy chestnut woodland, stands the Granja de Mirabel, a palace chosen by the Catholic Monarchs in which to [...]

The Granja de Valdefuentes, a royal and Hieronymite residence, is almost hidden in the woods near Guadalupe. With the aspirations of a palace, albeit with the dimensions of a country [...]

The trials and tribulations of the way are forgotten in the joy of reaching this point, which is about four kilometres from the town of Guadalupe. For some fatigue turns [...]

Having ice available all year round was a major challenge for our ancestors. The outstanding construction of the Pozo de la Nieve (Snow Well) demonstrates not only the engineering efforts [...]

The Arca del Agua is one of the most valuable engineering legacies of all the works of the Hieronymites scattered over the Villuercas-Ibores-Jara Global Geopark of the UNESCO. With the [...]

Along its course the River Guadalupejo had a large number of hydraulic works, most of which are directly linked to the history of the Real Monasterio and the town of [...]

Since 1929 the Virgin of Guadalupe has held the title of Queen of La Hispanidad. This means that every year on 12th October, the anniversary of the arrival of the [...]

8th September is one of the most important dates for the town of Guadalupe. This is the day on which the religious festival of the Virgen de Guadalupe, the patron [...]

The Carnaval de Ánimas of Villar del Pedroso is not a fancy-dress party. It has little to do with the most colouristic manifestations of Shrovetide. It is an ancient and [...]

In 1950 the prominent American photographer Eugene Smith arrived in Spain to report on the ‘prolonged drought’ of the country. One of the most famous international reporters explored with his [...]

In the 1920s a railway line was approved which was to connect Badajoz, Madrid, and Huelva via Villanueva de la Serena and Talavera de la Reina. The wild foothills of [...]

The replica of a cave with cave paintings and the reproduction of several of the pieces of what is known as the Bronze-Age Treasure of Berzocana are some of the [...]

Beyond the richness of the physical heritage which the passage of the centuries has left us in the form of churches, fortresses, civil engineering, monuments, and other places with cultural, [...]