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What to see and do in Baños de Montemayor

What to see and do in Baños de Montemayor (Valle del Ambroz, Cáceres): 8 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 3 Monuments · 2 Activities · 2 Historical milestones

When to go to Baños de Montemayor: festival calendar

March: Termarium, apertura de la temporada termal (second half of March)
August: Fiestas de San Ramón Nonato (August 31)

How far each place is from the centre of Baños de Montemayor

Balneario romano de Baños de Montemayor 200 m

Towns near Baños de Montemayor

What to see in Peñacaballera 2.9 km · 2 places
What to see in La Garganta 3.1 km · 6 places
What to see in Puerto de Béjar 4 km · 4 places
What to see in Montemayor del Río 4.7 km · 4 places
What to see in Hervás 5 km · 10 places
What to see in El Cerro 5 km · 2 places
What to see in Cantagallo 6.9 km · 2 places
What to see in Aldeacipreste 7.7 km · 2 places

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What to see and do in Baños de Montemayor

Baños de Montemayor
Village
Municipality of 738 inhabitants (2025), 21.98 km² and 703 m altitude, on the Vía de la Plata. On August 12, 1809, the Battle of Puerto de Baños was fought here between the French Marshal Ney and Spanish-Portuguese-British forces. Its historical division between two dioceses left it with two separate churches.
Balneario romano de Baños de Montemayor
Monument
Thermal spring of Roman origin, with bathing structures preserved from that period; the water emerges at around 43°C. Roman life is re-enacted every year at the Termarium festival.
La Batalla del Puerto de Baños (1809)
Historical milestone
On 12 August 1809, during the Peninsular War, about 4,000 British soldiers under General Robert Thomas Wilson fought the 12,000 men of French Marshal Michel Ney at the Puerto de Baños pass.
Miliarios romanos de la Vía de la Plata en Baños de Montemayor
Historical milestone
Baños de Montemayor preserves remains of Roman-era baths and milestones from the emperors Trajan and Hadrian associated with the route of the Vía de la Plata, as well as an inscription dedicated to the Nymphs of Caparra.
Ermita del Humilladero de Baños de Montemayor
Monument
17th-century hermitage located in Baños de Montemayor, one of the village's religious monuments alongside the church of Santa María.
Puente del Molino y Puente del Cubo
Monument
Bridges of Roman origin preserved along the restored stretch of the Vía de la Plata as it passes through Baños de Montemayor.
Fiestas de San Ramón Nonato
Activity
Patron saint festivities of Baños de Montemayor in honor of San Ramón Nonato.
Termarium, apertura de la temporada termal
Activity
Festival marking the opening of the thermal season in Baños de Montemayor, in the second half of March.