Atop a rocky spur surrounded by the Sierra de Gata, this crumbling 15th-century castle was built from an earlier Moorish fortress and still stands guard over tiny, isolated Trevejo. It's a dramatic, evocative sight, about 12km south of San Martín de Trevejo.
Castillo de Trevejo
Extremadura
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25.4 MILES
The entrance to the fortified village is a grand Gothic gate. From the square inside, a cobbled lane leads up to the heart of the village, with a…
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Parque Natural do Tejo Internacional
21.11 MILES
Still one of Portugal’s wildest landscapes, this 264-sq-km natural park shadows the Rio Tejo and the watersheds of three of its tributaries. While not…
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20.01 MILES
This formidable stone fortress seems to grow out of the boulder-littered hilltop. There's not a lot left inside the walls but it's a beautiful site,…
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22.79 MILES
Tucked into a corner of the walled village sits the 6th-century Visigothic cathedral, surrounded by a jigsaw puzzle of scattered archaeological remains…
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Catedral de Santa María de la Asunción
18.4 MILES
Coria's primarily Gothic cathedral has intricate plateresque decoration around its main, north portal. It occupies a well-used sacred site: there was a…
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22.78 MILES
The only remaining vestige of the defences the Knights Templar built in the 13th century is the Torre de Menagem. Also known as the Torre dos Templários,…
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29.98 MILES
For one of Spain's more unusual swimming experiences, it's hard to go past the Cantera de Alcántara. It was here that the stones were quarried by the…
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22.8 MILES
This a 19th-century stone barn near the cathedral houses an impressive olive-oil press made in the traditional way with huge tree trunks providing the…
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Once the town prison, this 17th-century building houses Coria's tiny two-storey archaeological museum, with artefacts dating from prehistoric to medieval…
2. Catedral de Santa María de la Asunción
18.4 MILES
Coria's primarily Gothic cathedral has intricate plateresque decoration around its main, north portal. It occupies a well-used sacred site: there was a…
3. Convento de la Madre de Dios
18.41 MILES
The sober brick exterior of the Convento de la Madre de Dios conceals a thriving 15th-century convent with an elegant cloister featuring arches of…
18.49 MILES
On the plain below Coria's cathedral is this fine stone bridge, built in the early 16th century and abandoned in the 17th century by the Río Alagón, which…
19.99 MILES
Get your camera ready. This viewing balcony commands huge views over the village's red roofs down to the baking plains below. It also looks up to an…
20.01 MILES
This formidable stone fortress seems to grow out of the boulder-littered hilltop. There's not a lot left inside the walls but it's a beautiful site,…
7. Centro de Interpretación de La Miel y La Abeja
20.46 MILES
This small museum and interpretation centre takes you into the wonderful world of Las Hurdes' honey and local beekeeping traditions. It's a fascinating…
8. Parque Natural do Tejo Internacional
21.11 MILES
Still one of Portugal’s wildest landscapes, this 264-sq-km natural park shadows the Rio Tejo and the watersheds of three of its tributaries. While not…