Alvaro Vázquez Cabrera

The ethnographic museum is located next to the Tourist Office.

This monument is a part of the Valencia de Alcántara historic site. Its beauty lies both in the exterior and the interior, where there a great works of art which must be seen.

In the vicinity of this village in the Caceres region, we find one of the most important megalithic sites in Europe.

Before the Jewish community was expelled by the Catholic Monarchs, they built neighbourhoods that remain to this day.

This castle, located in the village of San Vicente de Alcántara in the province of Badajoz, has been an exceptional witness to diverse episodes of history.

For centuries this building has been a part of the defence line on the border with Portugal, it was very important for the Order of Alcántara and nowadays it is very well preserved and habitable.

The Valencia de Alcántara bullring was built in the late 19th century and the building still has many of its original elements.

The area attracts kestrels throughout the year, especially in the breeding season.

An abrupt landscape marks the boundary of the Nacimiento Del Río Gévora Special Protection Area for Birds, home to two endangered species: anaecypris hispanica (jarabugo) and the black stork.

The presence of the Iberian lynx makes this a unique Special Protection Area.