Ruinas de La Asperilla (Casas del Castañar) Monument · Casas del Castañar, Valle del Jerte, Cáceres Remains of the depopulated settlement of La Asperilla, the medieval origin of the present-day village, with the remains of an old church, walls of former buildings, and several pillars believed to have belonged to a Roman bridge. Photo: Oskardm (CC0) What to see and do in Casas del Castañar