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What to see and do in Navaconcejo

What to see and do in Navaconcejo (Valle del Jerte, Cáceres): 7 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

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

When to go to Navaconcejo: festival calendar

January: Fiestas de El Taraballo, San Jorge y el Cristo del Valle (20 de enero; 23 de abril; 14 de septiembre)

How far each place is from the centre of Navaconcejo

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What to see and do in Navaconcejo

Navaconcejo
Village
Municipality of 2,037 inhabitants (2025), 51.4 km² and 455 m altitude. It received the title of villa from Carlos II on March 29, 1694. The neighboring village of Peñahorcada was destroyed by a flood of the Jerte in the 15th century, and its survivors moved here. It preserves the 16th-century church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción and the hermitages of the Santísimo Cristo del Valle and San Jorge.
Ermita del Santísimo Cristo del Valle (Navaconcejo)
Monument
Masonry hermitage reinforced with ashlar, which gives its name to one of Navaconcejo's main festivals.
Ermita de San Jorge (Navaconcejo)
Monument
Hermitage housing an 18th-century altarpiece by the Hermanos Inzera Velasco, craftsmen from Barrado.
Garganta de las Nogaledas
Nature
Gorge with spectacular waterfalls, much visited for its scenic value, in a municipality whose altitude ranges from 415 m beside the Jerte to 1,826 m at the Camocho peak.
Navaconcejo recibe el título de villa (1694)
Historical milestone
King Charles II granted Navaconcejo the title of villa on 29 March 1694.
Despoblado de Peñahorcada
Historical milestone
The old settlement of Peñahorcada was destroyed by a flood of the river Jerte in the 15th century; its population was absorbed into Navaconcejo.
Fiestas de El Taraballo, San Jorge y el Cristo del Valle
Activity
Navaconcejo's annual festival cycle: El Taraballo, Saint George, and the Santísimo Cristo del Valle.