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What to see and do in Zarza de Montánchez

What to see and do in Zarza de Montánchez (Comarca de Cáceres, Cáceres): 3 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 1 Nature

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La Encina la Terrona 50 m

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What to see and do in Zarza de Montánchez

Zarza de Montánchez y la Encina la Terrona
Village
504 inhabitants (INE 2025), about 450 m in altitude according to municipal and AEMET sources (the Wikipedia infobox gives a clearly mistaken figure of 5,000 m), 36.82 km². A Bronze Age granite stela has been found, decorated with a human figure, shield, sword, spear, helmet, mirror, and chariot.
La Encina la Terrona
Nature
One of the largest holm oak specimens in the world, according to the locality's own description; it is commemorated on Holy Saturday.
Iglesia de San Miguel Arcángel de Zarza de Montánchez
Monument
Parish church next to the hermitage of San Salvador (Fuente Santa); the municipal area also preserves stone wayside crosses and a bridge from the 16th-18th centuries.