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What to see and do in Campillo de Deleitosa

What to see and do in Campillo de Deleitosa (Villuercas-Ibores-Jara, Cáceres): 5 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Nature · 1 Curiosities · 2 Historical milestones

Towns near Campillo de Deleitosa

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What to see and do in Campillo de Deleitosa

Campillo de Deleitosa, en las Villuercas
Village
82 inhabitants (INE 2025), 25.6 km², at the foot of the mountain ranges of the Guadalupe system. It arose in the Middle Ages as a shepherds' fold belonging to Deleitosa; it is documented from 1413. Depopulation has been drastic: from 614 inhabitants in 1950 to 68 in 2017, with a median age of 73 in the 2015 census and only five residents under 40.
Yacimientos prehistóricos de Campillo de Deleitosa
Historical milestone
The municipal area preserves prehistoric caves (Juan Candilla, Las Ferrerías), a late Roman necropolis, and an old medieval fulling mill; the finds are on display at the Museo de Cáceres.
Primera mención de Campillo de Deleitosa
Historical milestone
The existence of Campillo de Deleitosa as a hamlet of Deleitosa is already documented in a will of Isabel de Almaraz dated 1413.
Garganta de Descuerna Cabras
Nature
Course of crystal-clear water that crosses the mountainous territory of Campillo de Deleitosa, deep in the Sierra de Guadalupe, feeding the surrounding fruit orchards.
Despoblación de Campillo de Deleitosa
Curiosity
With barely 82 inhabitants in 2025, Campillo de Deleitosa has lost around 92% of its population since 1950, one of the most extreme cases of rural depopulation in the area.