Geoparque Villuercas-Ibores-Jara
Geoparque Villuercas > VISIT THE GEOSITES
In the first place we will answer a query which no doubt you have in mind as you read this: what is a geosite?
A geosite or site of geological interest (Lugar de Interés Geológico, LIG) can be defined as an area which is included in the geological heritage of a place or region and which has one or two important features of proven importance in the geological history of the region.
In other words, a geosite is a window onto the past, a place where you can observe the Earth from a completely new perspective and become aware of the incredible history that the planet has had over millions of years.
At the Villuercas-Ibores-Jara Global Geopark of the UNESCO we have 50 geosites scattered over a surface area of 2,500 square kilometres. They will serve you as a guide to explore and discover this territory with its internationally recognised rich geodiversity. Start this incredible journey of discovery!
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LOCATION AND ACCESS The crag known as the Risco de La Villuerca is located between the municipal districts of Navezuelas, Cañamero, Villar del Pedroso, and Guadalupe in the central area [...]
LOCATION AND ACCESS The isolated hill known as the Cerro or Sierra de San Cristóbal has a maximum altitude of 680 m and is some 2500 m in length; it [...]
LOCATION AND ACCESS The mining installations can be reached from the roundabout at kilometre mark 45.5 on the EX-102 road; some 300 m from here towards the centre of Logrosán [...]
LOCATION AND ACCESS The mine is located on the hill known as the Cerro del Serranillo, some 2.5 km northeast of Logrosán, and can be reached from the Logrosán-Berzocana road. [...]
LOCATION AND ACCESS These typical sedimentary platforms are to be found to the south of the pass of Puerto Llano along the road (EX-116) leading from Guadalupe to Villanueva de [...]
LOCATION AND ACCESS The pass of Puerto Llano of Cañamero is located between the towns of Cañamero and Guadalupe. The local road EX-102 as far as the junction with the [...]
LOCATION AND ACCESS The Estrecho de la Peña Amarilla (Yellow Rock Defile) lies to the east of the village of Alía and can be reached by the EX-102 road at [...]
LOCATION AND ACCESS The hamlet of La Calera is a dependency of the village of Alía. It can be reached by travelling some 10 km on a local road that [...]
LOCATION AND ACCESS Access is afforded by the road from Berzocana to Solana, and then by a forest track that leads to the stream known as the Garganta de Santa [...]
LOCALIZACIÓN Y ACCESIBILIDAD Los canchos de Las Sábanas se encuentran al este de la población cacereña de Berzocana, a ellos se accede por la carretera que comunica esta localidad con [...]
LOCATION AND ACCESS The source of the River Almonte is a large pedrera (block slope) on the western slopes of La Villuerca, the highest peak in the Geopark. Access is [...]
LOCATION AND ACCESS The River Ruecas flows for about two kilometres northeast of the town of Cañamero within a deep defile flanked by the high quartzite crests of the Sierra [...]
LOCATION AND ACCESS Access is afforded by the CC-97 road that runs from Cañamero and Berzocana to Navezuelas. Between km 9 and 10 there is a slightly elevated area with a [...]
LOCATION AND ACCESS To reach the upper course of the Guadalupe River we must take a forest track that leads off the old road (EX-380) on a sharp bend behind [...]
LOCATION AND ACCESS The Sierra de la Madrila lies to the north of the town of Cañamero and can easily be reached by car from the Cañamero-Berzocana road. At the [...]
LOCATION AND ACCESS The great Guadarranque-Gualija syncline extends over some one hundred kilometres from northwest to southeast within the Geopark, from the River Tajo to the Cíjara reservoir on the [...]
LOCATION AND ACCESS The Risco Gordo is the highest spur of the Sierra del Pimpollar (836 m) and rises southeast of the town of Cañamero. Easy vehicle access is provided [...]
LOCATION AND ACCESS The Raña de las Mesillas extends on both sides of the EX-118 road north of the town of Castañar de Ibor, approximately between kilometres 43 and 47. [...]
LOCATION AND ACCESS The Apreturas del Almonte or La Portilla del Almonte is one of the most spectacular places in the whole of the mountain range of Las Villuercas. It [...]
LOCATION AND ACCESS The Santa Lucía-Río Ruecas syncline is part of the great synclinorium of Las Villuercas; it is located on its western edge and borders on the Trujillo-Cáceres peneplain. [...]
LOCATION AND ACCESS The River Almonte anticline extends from the basin of the Tajo, which is its northern limit, to the northern base of the crag of La Villuerca, its [...]
LOCATION AND ACCESS It is located in the central area of the Geopark and occupies two wide valleys in which the River Ibor flows towards the Tajo and the River [...]
LOCATION AND ACCESS The Valdelacasa anticline extends over the provinces of Cáceres, Toledo, and Ciudad Real and is part of the district known as “La Jara” to the east of [...]
LOCATION AND ACCESS On the Castañar de Ibor to Robledollano road approximately halfway between the two towns. The fault mirror is in a trench that has been dug in the [...]
LOCATION AND ACCESS The Hospital del Obispo is located on the CC-20 road between kilometre marks 31 and 33 from Navatrasierra; it can also be reached by following the Camino [...]
LOCATION AND ACCESS The cave is located on the road from Castañar de Ibor to the campsite, near the Interpretation Centre of the Castañar Cave . The cave is an [...]
LOCALIZACIÓN Y ACCESIBILIDAD A lo largo del eje del extenso sinclinal del Guadarranque discurre una pista forestal que comunica la carretera EX-102, entre Alía y Puerto de San Vicente, con [...]
LOCATION AND ACCESS On the EX-386 road that runs from Deleitosa towards the A-5 dual carriageway just as you leave the town (kilometre point 9.5) a track leads off known [...]
LOCATION AND ACCESS At km 31.5 of the CC-20 road that runs from Guadalupe to Navatrasierra and some 2 km from the historical Hospital del Obispo, we can observe on [...]
LOCATION AND ACCESS The Chorrera del Calabazas can be reached from the town of Castañar de Ibor via the EX-118 road that links Guadalupe with Navalmoral de la Mata. From [...]
LOCATION AND ACCESSIBILITY This geosite is located on the northern border of the Geopark on the deep embedment of the River Ibor near where it flows into the River Tajo. [...]
LOCATION AND ACCESS At km 45.800 of the EX-118 road there is a junction with the CC-79 local road towards Fresnedoso de Ibor. On this road at km 2.200 we [...]
LOCATION AND ACCESS The best outcrops of dolomitic limestones or magnesites are located on the road from Navalmoral de la Mata to Guadalupe, some 2 km to the north of [...]
LOCATION AND ACCESS Southeast of the town of Castañar de Ibor and from the EX-118 a small road branches off to follow the Garganta de las Calabazas, from which leads [...]
LOCATION AND ACCESS The Risco Carbonero can be reached from the CC-20 road that links Guadalupe with Navatrasierra. If we head for the latter village, at kilometre 34.5 a forest [...]
LOCATION AND ACCESS This syncline runs through the Geopark from the crag of La Villuerca to Campillo de Deleitosa. In its southeast section it is crossed by the River Viejas [...]
LOCATION AND ACCESS These hydraulic works are seven centuries old and are some 6 km northwest of the town of Guadalupe at an altitude of 915 metres on the southeast [...]
LOCATION AND ACCESS When entering the municipal district of Villar del Pedroso from El Puente del Arzobispo, take a road on the right immediately after passing the bridge of the [...]
LOCATION AND ACCESS The granite boulder area or berrocal of Peraleda de San Román extends from the River Gualija to the west to the vicinity of Valdelacasa de Tajo to [...]
LOCATION AND ACCESS The source of the River Gualija lies in the vicinity of the village of Navatrasierra in the heart of the Guadarranque syncline; it runs northwest until it [...]
LOCATION AND ACCESS The Canchos (crags) del Vadillo (orthoquartzite outcrops) are located on the left bank of river Guadalija deep valley, by the “Armorican quartzites” in the Syncline of Guadarranque-Guadalija. [...]
