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What to see and do in Cañamero

What to see and do in Cañamero (Villuercas-Ibores-Jara, Cáceres): 8 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 3 Monuments · 1 Curiosities · 2 Historical milestones · 1 Food and drink

How far each place is from the centre of Cañamero

Iglesia de Santo Domingo de Guzmán 150 m
Castillo de Cañamero 850 m

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What to see and do in Cañamero

Cañamero
Village
Villa of the Villuercas located at 598 m altitude, with origins between the 4th century and the Visigothic period; remains of the medieval castle of Cañamero survive on the mountain. It received the title of villa in 1538.
Vino de pitarra de Cañamero
Food and drink
Wine made in an artisanal way in pitarras (clay vessels) from century-old local vines, a tradition for which Cañamero is especially well known; the Monastery of Guadalupe itself once owned vineyards within the municipal territory.
Castillo de Cañamero
Monument
Fortress of Visigothic origin (5th-8th centuries) set on a rock formation overlooking the Ruecas river; rebuilt in 1457, it was torn down by royal order just four years later, in 1461.
Iglesia de Santo Domingo de Guzmán
Monument
Parish church of Cañamero, with vaults, arches and columns of carved ashlar, built in 1415, the year San Vicente Ferrer preached in the town for the conversion of Jews and Moriscos.
Ermita de Nuestra Señora de Belén
Monument
Hermitage in Cañamero that preserves a 15th-century Marian image and Baroque paintings restored in 2007; it hosts a pilgrimage during Holy Week.
Cueva Chiquita o de Álvarez
Historical milestone
Cave near the Cancho del Fresno dam that preserves schematic cave paintings of Iberian tradition, cleaned and put on display in 2008.
Sancho Fernández de León, "el Cañamero"
Historical milestone
A 13th-century infante, half-brother of King Alfonso IX of León, who fortified the castle of Cañamero in 1220 and died that same year, on 25 August, as a result of a bear attack. In 1538 the town was declared a villa exenta, separating from the jurisdiction of Trujillo.
Vía Verde de Logrosán a Guadalupe
Curiosity
26-kilometre trail between Logrosán and Guadalupe that reuses the route of a railway line planned in 1926 and never built, passing through Cañamero's municipal territory.