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What to see and do in Hervás

What to see and do in Hervás (Valle del Ambroz, Cáceres): 10 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

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

When to go to Hervás: festival calendar

January: Fiestas de San Antón de Hervás (January 17)
July: Los Conversos de Hervás (July)
August: Feria de Hervás (14 al 17 de agosto)

How far each place is from the centre of Hervás

Towns near Hervás

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What to see and do in Hervás

Hervás
Village
Municipality of 3,898 inhabitants (2025) at 688 m altitude, the most populous in the Valle del Ambroz. Its settlement, of medieval origin (12th century), was declared a conjunto histórico-artístico in February 1969 (a category now assimilated to Bien de Interés Cultural). A Jewish community settled here from the 15th century, leaving an architectural and cultural imprint that defines the town's identity.
Barrio judío de Hervás
Monument
One of the best-preserved Jewish quarters in Spain, with narrow streets and buildings of adobe and timber framing. It forms the core of the conjunto histórico-artístico of Hervás, declared in 1969.
Los Conversos de Hervás
Activity
Historical street-theater re-enactment that portrays the coexistence and tensions between Christians and converso Jews in medieval Hervás, set within the Jewish quarter.
Castañar Gallego de Hervás
Nature
Protected chestnut forest in the term of Hervás, with three marked hiking routes; nearby are the La Chorrera waterfall, the Pedregoso bridge, the Hervás reservoir and the La Tejea pool.
Iglesia de Santa María de la Asunción de Hervás
Monument
Parish church of Hervás with a 17th-century Mannerist facade, historically belonging to the diocese of Coria.
Palacio de los Dávila y Museo Pérez Comendador-Leroux
Monument
18th-century Baroque palace in Hervás housing the museum dedicated to sculptor Enrique Pérez Comendador and painter Magdalena Leroux.
El ferrocarril Plasencia-Astorga en Hervás
Historical milestone
The Plasencia-Astorga railway line, which passed through Hervás, opened between 1893 and 1896 and stopped passenger service between 1985 and its total closure in 1996.
Fiestas de San Antón de Hervás
Activity
Festival of San Antón in Hervás with the traditional blessing of the animals.
Feria de Hervás
Activity
Annual fair of Hervás with music, parades and sporting activities.
Chanfaina y migas extremeñas de Hervás
Food and drink
The cuisine of Hervás includes chanfaina, migas extremeñas, pickled dishes (escabechados), caldereta and cured meats (chacinas), as well as convent sweets such as floretas, pestiños, perrunillas, mantecados and hornazo.