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What to see and do in Cabezuela del Valle

What to see and do in Cabezuela del Valle (Valle del Jerte, Cáceres): 13 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 1 Nature · 3 Activities · 2 Curiosities · 4 Historical milestones

When to go to Cabezuela del Valle: festival calendar

March: El Cerezo en Flor (marzo (fecha variable según la floración))
July: Fiestas de Santiago y Santa Ana (Cabezuela del Valle) (25 y 26 de julio)

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What to see and do in Cabezuela del Valle

Cabezuela del Valle
Village
The most populous municipality in the Valle del Jerte, with 2,049 inhabitants (2025) at 515 m altitude. It had an important medieval Jewish community (aljama) until the expulsion of 1492; the church of San Miguel Arcángel, with a Baroque altarpiece from 1681-1683, stands on the site of the former synagogue.
Museo de la Cereza
Curiosity
Museum dedicated to the cultivation of Jerte cherries, housed in a restored traditional house in Cabezuela del Valle.
El Cerezo en Flor
Activity
Fiesta de Interés Turístico Nacional celebrating the blossoming of the cherry trees throughout the Valle del Jerte each spring, when more than a million and a half cherry trees cover the valley's hillsides in white. It is held on a rotating basis among the comarca's municipalities.
Ermita de la Virgen de Peñas Albas (Cabezuela del Valle)
Monument
18th-century Baroque hermitage that preserves its altarpiece, the vault paintings, and the image itself of the Virgen de Peñas Albas.
Casco histórico triangular de Cabezuela del Valle
Monument
The historic center of Cabezuela del Valle breaks with the linear layout of the valley's other towns with a triangular urban plan; it is declared a historic-artistic ensemble.
Piscinas naturales del Vao, la Pesquerona y Simón Grande
Nature
Three natural pools on the river Jerte as it passes through Cabezuela del Valle: el Vao, la Pesquerona, and Simón Grande.
Aljama judía de Cabezuela y su expulsión (1491-1492)
Historical milestone
In 1491 the Catholic Monarchs authorized the expansion of Cabezuela's Jewish aljama, a community that would be expelled by the 1492 decree.
Cabezuela recibe el título de villa (1662)
Historical milestone
Cabezuela del Valle was raised to the category of villa in 1662.
Combate contra las tropas napoleónicas en Cabezuela (1810)
Historical milestone
On 14 April 1810 local forces killed fifteen Napoleonic soldiers during the French invasion of Cabezuela del Valle.
Batalla del Trienio Liberal en Cabezuela (1823)
Historical milestone
On 27 May 1823 a battle between liberals and absolutists took place in Cabezuela del Valle during the Liberal Triennium.
Santo Encuentro y Quema de Judas (Cabezuela del Valle)
Activity
Reenactment of the Santo Encuentro and the Burning of Judas, held at midnight on Holy Saturday.
Fiestas de Santiago y Santa Ana (Cabezuela del Valle)
Activity
Festivals of Saint James the Apostle and Saint Anne.
José María Muñoz, filántropo de Cabezuela del Valle
Curiosity
Philanthropist renowned in his time, whose bust is preserved in the town hall of Cabezuela del Valle.