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What to see and do in Caminomorisco

What to see and do in Caminomorisco (Las Hurdes, Cáceres): 10 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 2 Nature · 1 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 3 Historical milestones · 1 Food and drink

When to go to Caminomorisco: festival calendar

October: Cumbres Hurdanas (third weekend of October)

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What to see and do in Caminomorisco

Caminomorisco
Village
Municipality of 1,097 inhabitants (2025), 147.6 km² and 491 m altitude, between Pinofranqueado, Cambroncino and Casar de Palomero. It was formerly called 'Las Calabazas'. Petroglyphs, dolmens (discovered in 1998), and Bronze Age remains have been found within its territory; in 1842 it had 140 houses and 767 inhabitants.
Origen del topónimo Caminomorisco
Historical milestone
The village owes its name to having been a mandatory route for expelled Moriscos heading toward Salamanca; until the early 20th century it was known by the name Las Calabazas.
Iglesia de Santa Catalina de Cambroncino
Monument
One of the most notable churches in Las Hurdes, in the hamlet of Cambroncino, built in the 17th century of slate, stone, and exposed brick.
Factoría de Los Ángeles, del Real Patronato de las Hurdes
Historical milestone
Agricultural facility created by the Real Patronato de las Hurdes, a body set up after Alfonso XIII's visit to the region in 1922 to promote its economic and health development.
Piscina natural de Caminomorisco
Nature
Natural swimming spot on the river next to the Cambrón stone bridge, near the Water and Environment Interpretation Center.
Meandro del Melero
Nature
One of the most notable natural monuments in the region: a large closed bend traced by the Alagón river next to the hamlet of Riomalo de Abajo, which belongs to Caminomorisco. It can be reached via a forest track from the hamlet to a viewpoint, and also from the Mirador de la Antigua, with panoramic views of the meander.
Ídolos-estelas prehistóricos de Caminomorisco
Historical milestone
The municipal term of Caminomorisco has yielded several prehistoric stele-idols, such as those of Arrocerezo, Vamesto and Cugoso, evidence of how ancient settlement in the area is.
Dulces y vino de pitarra de Caminomorisco
Food and drink
Typical products of Caminomorisco include the traditional sweets perrunillas and floretas, homemade pitarra wine and embroidery work, along with the craft of miniature Hurdes-style houses.
Cumbres Hurdanas
Activity
A mountain race through the municipal term of Caminomorisco held every year on the third weekend of October, alongside the Hurdes Epic Race mountain-bike event.
El jurdanu, habla tradicional de Las Hurdes
Curiosity
In Caminomorisco and the rest of Las Hurdes, jurdanu survives, a variety of the Asturian-Leonese linguistic domain preserved since the medieval repopulation of the region after the Reconquest.