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What to see and do in Mesas de Ibor

What to see and do in Mesas de Ibor (Campo Arañuelo, Cáceres): 5 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 1 Curiosities · 1 Historical milestones

Towns near Mesas de Ibor

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What to see and do in Mesas de Ibor

Mesas de Ibor
Village
Municipality of 146 inhabitants (2025), 48.75 km² and 487 m altitude, in the Ibor valley. On March 17, 1809, the Battle of Mesas de Ibor was fought here, with a French victory. It preserves a bridge and a fountain of Roman origin, a jurisdictional rollo (pillory), and several dolmens; in 1994 a cable-stayed bridge was built over the Ibor.
Puente romano sobre el Ibor
Monument
Single-arch bridge over the Ibor river, of Roman origin.
Rollo jurisdiccional de Mesas de Ibor
Monument
Pillory on the square of Mesas de Ibor, marking its former status as a town.
Batalla de Mesas de Ibor
Historical milestone
Battle fought at Mesas de Ibor during the Peninsular War.
Fuente con inscripción de 1796
Curiosity
Fountain in the municipality bearing an inscription dated 1796.