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What to see and do in Jaraíz de la Vera

What to see and do in Jaraíz de la Vera (La Vera, Cáceres): 6 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 1 Curiosities · 1 Historical milestones · 1 Food and drink

Towns near Jaraíz de la Vera

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What to see and do in Jaraíz de la Vera

Jaraíz de la Vera
Village
The head town and most important settlement of La Vera, with 6,831 inhabitants (2025), 62.52 km² and 561 m altitude. It became independent from Plasencia in 1685 upon receiving the Privilegio de Villazgo (town charter). It preserves the church of Santa María de Altagracia, the oldest in the municipality, and that of San Miguel, completed in the 16th century.
Pimentón de la Vera
Food and drink
Jaraíz de la Vera promotes itself as the capital of pimentón de la Vera, a smoked paprika with Protected Designation of Origin made from pepper varieties dried over holm-oak and oak smoke. It is a base ingredient of caldereta de cabrito (kid goat stew) and migas veratas, found throughout the comarca.
Iglesia de Santa María de Altagracia de Jaraíz de la Vera
Monument
The oldest parish church in Jaraíz de la Vera, of an almost defensive appearance, compared in shape to a castle or watchtower.
Rollo o picota de Jaraíz de la Vera
Monument
A column erected in 1689 as a symbol of the town's jurisdictional independence.
Primera mención documentada de Jaraíz de la Vera
Historical milestone
The town is first documented in 1217 under the name 'Safariz,' and in 1685 it achieved jurisdictional independence from Plasencia with the status of a town.
Gonzalo Correas, helenista nacido en Jaraíz de la Vera
Curiosity
The humanist and professor of Greek at the University of Salamanca Gonzalo Correas was born in Jaraíz de la Vera in 1571.