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What to see and do in Retortillo

What to see and do in Retortillo (Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca): 2 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Activities

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Retortillo Spa 4.5 km

Towns near Retortillo

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What to see and do in Retortillo

Retortillo
Village
Retortillo is a municipality of the Campo de Yeltes, in the comarca of Ciudad Rodrigo, province of Salamanca, with about 172 inhabitants. Founded during the medieval resettlement by the kings of León, it was placed within the Diocese of Ciudad Rodrigo after its creation by Fernando II in the 12th century. Its economy, traditionally based on vines and wheat, today rests on pig and cattle farming. Five kilometres from the village is its spa, whose sulphurous-sodic waters, declared of public utility on 14 July 1905, emerge at 48.5°C in the very bed of the río Yeltes, with a flow of 212 litres per minute; they are artesian waters, crystalline and with a barely perceptible smell, unique in the world for their heat and their health-giving quality.
Retortillo Spa
Activity
Five kilometres from the village, sulphurated-sodic hyperthermal waters rise from the bed of the Yeltes at a constant 48.5 degrees, with a flow of 212 litres per minute. They were declared of public utility in 1905 and the Romans had already left a votive altar here.