The Iberian ham of the Guijuelo area Food and drink · Frades de la Sierra, Guijuelo, Salamanca Image of Frades de la Sierra, not of the place itself. The municipal district is included in the area covered by the Guijuelo denomination of origin, where the dry winter cold allows the slow curing of Iberian ham; the settlement keeps its own slaughterhouses and butchers' shops despite its small population. Photo: 19Tarrestnom65 (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in Frades de la Sierra