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What to see and do in Castañar de Ibor

What to see and do in Castañar de Ibor (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 Activities · 2 Historical milestones

When to go to Castañar de Ibor: festival calendar

July: Fiestas de San Benito Abad y la Virgen de Castañar (July 11 and August 15)

Towns near Castañar de Ibor

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What to see and do in Castañar de Ibor

Castañar de Ibor
Village
Municipality of the Ibores comarca, within the Villuercas-Ibores-Jara Geopark, with just over 1,000 inhabitants and a territory ranging from 690 m in the Ibor river valley to 1,150 m at Monte Camorro. Its territory preserves old mining works, such as the Mina Lolita and the Herrería de los Moros—with parallels in neighboring Navalvillar and Campillo de Deleitosa—which, given their layout and scale, are attributed to the Roman period, when chestnut growing was also introduced, giving the town its name.
Cuevas de Castañar
Nature
Discovered in 1967 and declared a Natural Monument in 1997, they feature fine aragonite speleothems and preserve 540-million-year-old fossils of Cloudina carinata, among the oldest invertebrate remains in Europe.
Torre de los Moros y dolmen de El Gambete
Historical milestone
Remains of a tower of Andalusi origin and a dolmen, El Gambete, that attest to the ancient occupation of Castañar de Ibor's territory.
Repoblación de Castañar de Ibor desde La Avellaneda
Historical milestone
In the 15th century, the inhabitants of the deserted settlement of La Avellaneda moved to this spot and founded the present-day village of Castañar de Ibor.
Fiestas de San Benito Abad y la Virgen de Castañar
Activity
The two major festivals on Castañar de Ibor's calendar, alongside the traditional Quintos celebrations of Holy Week and New Year.